Small standing figure · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3033257
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany
Description
ivory, honey brown patina, simple forms, heart-shaped deepened facial plane with accentuated eyes, min. dam., minor missing parts (left foot tip), fissures through age, on acryl base;
within men’s society “bwami” just members of the “kindi” level were allowed to possess such ivory figures. Each object was combined with special proverbs implying positive or negative meaning, depending on the context in which they were used.
The object Small standing figure with the object ID 3033257 was part of the auction 70th tribal art auction on September 8, 2012. The object with the lot number 165 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,200 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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