Zemanek-Münster

Power half figure "kakudji"

D. R. Congo, Kasongo
sold EUR 850
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch

Description

wood, partly shiny brown patina, string of plant fibre and animal skin, head with elongated chin beard, cavity in the head filled with magical material, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
the Kasongo are neighbours with the Hemba, the Songe, the Bangubangu, the Kusu and the Tetela, which influenced their figures stylistically.


Subscribe to our newsletter

Join over 10,000 tribal art collectors. Don't miss out on upcoming news and auctions.

Subscribe today