Power half figure "pindi" · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3039069
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, skirt of animal skin, metal ring, glassbead ornament, ears with inserted bristles from animal hair, cavity in the head filled with magical substances, slightly dam. (nose), traces of insect caused damage (right arm/upper part of the body), fine cracks, abrasion of paint, base
The object Power half figure “pindi” with the object ID 3039069 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 453 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300.
You can find more Figures and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.