Zemanek-Münster

Small protective figure ·  D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3039776

sold EUR 250
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 July 2008, lot 480
Hans 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


The object Small protective figure with the object ID 3039776 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 195 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 89, ill. 2


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