Power half figure "kakudji" · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3047600
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Provenance
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, BelgiumPiet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch
Description
light wood, pigments, base
For a work by the same artist see AHDRC 0028560.
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.
The object Power half figure “kakudji” with the object ID 3047600 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 124.
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