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Small power figure "biteki" ·  D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3038204

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Provenance
French Private Collection, Paris
Size
H: 16 cm
H: 6.3 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, armless torso with rectangular cavity with remains of magical substances, the face coated with striated scarification marks, typical headgear, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base


The object Small power figure “biteki” with the object ID 3038204 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 494.

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