Standing female figure ·  Angola, Luena · ID: 3042885

Description

wood, dark and honey brown patina, turban-like coiffure with grooved pattern, an oval place at the back of the head left free, incised tattoos at the stomach, slightly dam., cracks (back, right side of the head), base.
The Luena have a matriarchic society system, which is why most of their sculptures are females representing protective spirits or female ancestors. The latter used to assist male diviners in their battles against the harmful or anti-social elements that threatened the community, because women were believed to have more influence in the manipulation of the supernatural.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3042885 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 488.

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