Six miniature figures · D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3041250
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Provenance
Galerie Darrell, Copenhagen, Denmark (1987)Alex Wittendorff, Copenhagen, Denmark
Size
H: 14 cm - 24 cm
H: 5.5 inch - 9.4 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, four of the figures seem to be made by the same carver, they form two pairs of male/female, above all the smaller couple strongly covered with sacrificial patina, missing parts (foot tip of one of the figures), traces of insect caused damage; small female figure with diamond-shaped arms, marked by strong abrasion of paint (insect caused?); figure with spirally grooved cylindrical body without limbs, strongly encrusted with kaolin; the latter represents a so-called “mbwoolo” figure, which were used for healing illnesses. A spiral-shaped torso symbolizes stomach ache or a general feeling of malady.