Squatting anthropomorphic figure · D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa) · ID: 3050129
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Provenance
Charles Courtin (✝ 1954), Antwerp, BelgiumSize
H: 14,5 cm
H: 5.7 inch
Description
wood, rest.
According to M. L. Felix (1987:88) crouching human figures were intended to ward off disease and to act as an intermediary with the afterworld.
The object Squatting anthropomorphic figure with the object ID 3050129 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 316.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 88 f.