Small standing protective figure · D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3037716
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Max Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenMathilda Goldman, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (1961)
Christie’s Amsterdam, 11 December 2001, lot 441
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
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.
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 257