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

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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.

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