Standing female figure · D. R. Congo, Bwaka · ID: 3042430
Belgian Private Collection
Description
light brown wood, brown patina, pokerwork, metal ring, block-like contour, notched nose bridge, eyes inset with miniature glass beads, min. dam., small missing parts (left hand), slight traces of abrasion, base;
most of Bwaka sculptures are depictions of “seto” and “nabo”, the earliest ancestor couple. A pair of figures representing these personnages is found almost in every home as well as in many ceremonial areas.They vary in size from personal charms to almost life-sized figures.They functioned as guardians of the owners and their families and drove away the evil spirits that caused sickness and death, made crops fail and hunts go badly and brought about miscarriages.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3042430 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 392.
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AHDRC: 0123797