Small power figure "lupingu" or "(m)bulenga" · D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa) · ID: 3047227
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Valluet-Ferrandin, Paris, FrancePrivate Collection (acquired between 1995 and 2000)
Size
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
Figures by the same artist shown in Nooter Roberts (2000, p. 76, cat. 25), and under AHDRC 0032882 and 0032885.
The object Small power figure “lupingu” or “(m)bulenga” with the object ID 3047227 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 280 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Nooter Roberts, Mary & Alison Saar, Body Politics, Los Angeles 2000