Small standing figure · D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3032310
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Hans Hess, Basel, Switzerland (1987)Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 16 cm
H: 6.3 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, crude carved forms, min. dam., traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
such figures were supposed to be the abodes of the invisible benevolent forces of the ancestors. According they are used in ancestral rites by healers, diviners and clan chiefs.