Small figure · D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3042178
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (collected in situ, in Leopoldville Province in 1955)Lore & Georg Kegel, Hamburg, Germany
Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1995)
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Size
H: 11,5 cm
H: 4.5 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, constricted facial features with prominent eyes, handwritten collection number on the backside of the base “Ya37”, slightly dam., base;
probably used as amulet figure (drilled hole at the coiffure broken out).
The object Small figure with the object ID 3042178 was part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction on May 27, 2017. The object with the lot number 151 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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