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Lot 283
90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art

Power figure with magical charge

D. R. Congo, Luba/Hemba
not available anymore
Provenance
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
Christie’s, Amsterdam, 12 May 1998. Lot 79
Size
H: 49 cm
H: 19.3 inch

Description

wood, hide, animal horn, pigments, base

By enhancing the object with magical substances, the ritual specialist invites the spirit to inhabit the receptacle, which can then be used to assist with particular tasks.

Africa
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