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Lot 192
92nd Tribal Art Auction

Small standing figure

D. R. Congo, Bembe
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.

Comparing literature

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