Small standing protective figure · D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3037716
Mathilda Goldman, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (1961)
Christie’s Amsterdam, 11 December 2001, lot 441
Description
wood, dark brown patina, prominent horn and navel, min. dam., small missing part (back of the head), slight traces of abrasion, base;
such small protective figures served the general well being, brought good luck and beauty, should protect pregnant women and increase fertility.
The object Small standing protective figure with the object ID 3037716 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 464 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 257