Small fetish figure ·  D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3032455

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, squatting posture, the elbows resting on the knees, a flat head crest with round cavity, filled with clay-like mass, traces of an inserted horn, originally placed on the head, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, crack, on metal base;
fetish figures are rare, but a few are known in wood and clay.

The object Small fetish figure with the object ID 3032455 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 124 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 88 f.