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Small power figure "biteki", D. R. Congo, Teke, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3043609
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Lot 470
88th Tribal Art Auction

Small power figure "biteki" ·  D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3043609

not available anymore
Provenance
Craig de Lora, New Jersey, USA
Olaf Pfennig, Hannover, Germany
Size
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch

Description

wood, partly oily dark brown patina, animal inserted, the body completely wrapped in a package of magical ingredients, further loading on the head, min. dam., small missing parts, base

The object Small power figure “biteki” with the object ID 3043609 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 470.

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Publications

Bomann-Museum (Hg.), Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki, Celle 2012, p. 46

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