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Rare trunk figure "bampundu", D. R. Congo, Tabwa, Size: H: 15 cm (H: 5.9 inch), ID: 3045671
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Lot 70
92nd Tribal Art Auction

Rare trunk figure "bampundu" ·  D. R. Congo, Tabwa · ID: 3045671

sold EUR 450
Provenance
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 15 cm
H: 5.9 inch

Description

wood, pigments, base

A comparably abstracted figure with a cylindrical head depicted in Dagan (1990), p. 107, fig. 39.4.

This figure type / doll is associated with the twin cult.

The object Rare trunk figure “bampundu” with the object ID 3045671 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 70 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 88, ill. VI/4 Dagan, Esther A., African Dolls for play and magic, Montreal 1990, p. 107, ill. 39.4

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