Small power figure "biteki" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3033394
sold
EUR 160
Provenance
Ladislas Segy, New York, USAHarald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1980)
Size
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, red pigment, cloth package filled with magical mass around the waist, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion, wooden base
The object Small power figure “biteki” with the object ID 3033394 was part of the auction 70th tribal art auction on September 8, 2012. The object with the lot number 179 achieved a sales price of EUR 160 with an asking price of EUR 150.
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