Small power figure "phuungu" · D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3042441
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)Size
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, rattan cord, the body entirely wrapped in fur and cloth, just the face remained free, spherical packages with magical loading attached on both sides and on the head (dam.), min. dam., small missing parts (nose), slight traces of usage, base
The object Small power figure “phuungu” with the object ID 3042441 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 490 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0142373