Sitting figure of the Queen "Holo dya Mukhetu" · D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3034236
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Description
wood, dark brown patina, traces of camwood powder, symmetrical posture with elbows on the knees, the coiffure arranged in two lateral braids, cavities for insertion of magical material in head and breast, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage and weathering, both forearms missing
The object Sitting figure of the Queen “Holo dya Mukhetu” with the object ID 3034236 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 140 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Neyt, Francois, Die Kunst der Holo, München 1982, p. 49, ill. 5