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Small power figure "mbulenga", D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa), Size: H: 20,5 cm (H: 8.1 inch), ID: 3046663
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Lot 332
94th Tribal Art Auction

Small power figure "mbulenga" ·  D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa) · ID: 3046663

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Provenance
French Collection
Size
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch

Description

wood, pigment remains, 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.

Comparing literature

Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 326

Publications

AHDRC: 0162576

Africa
Figures

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