Small figure · D. R. Congo, Luntu/Bakwa Luntu · ID: 3032688
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Provenance
Kenneth Adelman, USA (inter alia Director of the US AID Zaire and deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations), he collected the piece in the field prior to 1975.David Gelbard, New York, USA
Scott Rodolitz, New York, USA
Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, remains of pigments, simple facial features with accentuated eyes, conical headgear with remains of magical mass, min. dam., missing part, on wooden base
The object Small figure with the object ID 3032688 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 416.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 93