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.
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.