Standing female figure · D. R. Congo, Mbala · ID: 3045432
sold
EUR 3,800
Provenance
Charles Wesley Hourdé, Paris, France (2005/06)Zemanek-Münster, Wurzburg, 31 October 2015, lot 473
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Size
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch
Description
wood, brass tags, rep., base
Present figure (“cryptofetish”) was probably used by a diviner “nganga” for healing ceremonies.
Publications
AHDRC: 0127152