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Small power figure "mbulenga", D. R. Congo, Lulua, Size: H: 21,5 cm (H: 8.5 inch), ID: 3045307
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Lot 335
91 Tribal Art Auction

Small power figure "mbulenga" ·  D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3045307

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Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch

Description

wood, camwood powder, kaolin, missing parts, base

This figures were used by a cult called “bwanga bwa bwimpe”. The “bwimpe” cult was meant first and foremost to safeguard and foster the fertility of a young mother and the beauty and health of a young child or newborn.

The object Small power figure “mbulenga” with the object ID 3045307 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 335.

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