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Small standing figure, D. R. Congo, Bembe, Size: H: 14,5 cm (H: 5.7 inch), ID: 3045690
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Lot 192
92nd Tribal Art Auction

Small standing figure ·  D. R. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3045690

sold EUR 1,500
Provenance
H.K. Galerie, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Size
H: 14,5 cm
H: 5.7 inch

Description

wood, white miniature glass beads, base

The opening on the back was used by the “nganga” to give vital force to the figure, afterwards it was filled with magical material “bilongo”. Afterwards the opening was closed by a piece of fabric or a plug.

The object Small standing figure with the object ID 3045690 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 192 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Lehuard, Raoul & Alain Lecomte, Sculpture Babembe, Paris 2010, p. 40, ill. 7

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