Small power figure "lupingu" or "(m)bulenga", D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa), Size: H: 17 cm (H: 6.7 inch), ID: 3046914

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Lot 279

95th Tribal Art Auction

Small power figure "lupingu" or "(m)bulenga" · D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa) · ID: 3046914

sold EUR 1,200

Provenance

Lempertz, Brussels, 29 January 2020, Lot 132

Size

H: 17 cm

H: 6.7 inch

Description

wood, pigment remains, base

The object Small power figure “lupingu” or “(m)bulenga” with the object ID 3046914 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 279 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Petridis, Constantine, Luluwa, Brussels 2018, p. 97 ff.

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