Small standing figure · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3033594
Anton Eckert, Munich, Germany
Description
ivory, honey- and darkbrown patina, simplified facial features, drilled hole on the head, label backside: “Wa-Lega (Wa-Rega), Kongo, Ki”, min. dam., fissures through age;
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 3033594 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 413 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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