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Small male power figure "mbulenga", D. R. Congo, Lulua, Size: H: 18,5 cm (H: 7.3 inch), ID: 3044713
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Lot 289
90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art

Small male power figure "mbulenga" ·  D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3044713

sold EUR 1,600
Provenance
Rob Vervoort, Molenstede-Diest, Belgium
Size
H: 18,5 cm
H: 7.3 inch

Description

wood, base

These small protective figures had different functions. They should either serve the general well-being, bring luck and beauty or protect pregnant women and promote child blessings.

The object Small male power figure “mbulenga” with the object ID 3044713 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 289 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600.

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Comparing literature

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

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