Small protective figure · D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3039776
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 July 2008, lot 480Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 14,5 cm
H: 5.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, face with accentuated cut facial features and incised scarification marks on the cheeks, the coiffure tapering to a point (minor missing part on top), paint rubbed off, base
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 89, ill. 2