Small power figure "phuungu" · D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3041511
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Provenance
Cecile Kerner, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, pigment remains, remains of mass in the breast area, drilled hole in both ears, slightly dam. (backside), base;
such figures are used as receptacles or supports for magical preparations. When they are charged with magical ingredients, the image becomes a particular type of fetish, the medicine-poison that “make ill” - “kukwata” or “make well” - “kubuka” by an invisible influence.
The object Small power figure “phuungu” with the object ID 3041511 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 481.
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