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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
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.

Comparing literature

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