Power figure with waist cloth, Angola, Chokwe / Songo, Size: H: 25 cm (H: 9.8 inch), ID: 3047717

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Lot 143

Power figure with waist cloth · Angola, Chokwe / Songo · ID: 3047717

sold EUR 450

Provenance

Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands

Size

H: 25 cm

H: 9.8 inch

Description

wood, red pigment, fabric, glass beads, mass, missing part, base

The figure is richly decorated with magical accessories. On the chest and back there are pieces of mirrored glass; the ankle and neck are hung with metal objects; an opening in the head is closed with metal nail and mass.

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