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.
The object Small standing figure with the object ID 3032310 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 254 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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