Rare little fetish half figure · D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3048339
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
Field collected by KandicoMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany
Thomas Olbricht, Essen, Germany (1996)
Size
H: 12,5 cm
H: 4.9 inch
Description
wood, pigment residues, animal fur, feathers, plant fibre, handwritten inventory number “FX92 225”, base
Various cavities were used to insert magical charges. The covering with animal fur and the inserted feathers are still original addenda.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 88 ff.