Zemanek-Münster

Rare little fetish half figure ·  D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3048339

sold EUR 900
Provenance
Field collected by Kandico
Marc 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.


The object Rare little fetish half figure with the object ID 3048339 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 295 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 88 ff.


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