Small standing protective figure · D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3031215
sold
EUR 260
Provenance
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, BelgiumWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 16,5 cm
H: 6.5 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of kaolin, of typical form, carved with an loincloth, oval head with a hole and a horn on top of the head, min. dam., wooden socle;
such small protective figures served the general well being, they should bring luck and beauty, should protect pregnant women and increase fertility.
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 257