Standing female figure · D. R. Congo, Mbala · ID: 3038206
Alexandre Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Description
light brown wood, brown patina, cavities at the bottom (crypto fetish) and in the area of the head, raised middle crest and neck lobe, metal tag nipples, rep. (breakage left leg), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
the Mbala live in the Southwestern area of Zaire. Aside of helmet masks, they have figures called “pindi”, which are usually part of a chiefs’ treasure. Some are representations of drummers “limba”, which are used in rites of succession of the land chiefs, but there are also maternities with children. Other anthropomorphic power objects include small male and female pairs, that “nganga” used for healing ceremonies.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3038206 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 464 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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