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Standing female figure, Angola / Zambia, Luena, Size: H: 34 cm (H: 13.4 inch), ID: 3046222
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Lot 319
93rd Tribal Art Auction

Standing female figure ·  Angola / Zambia, Luena · ID: 3046222

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Provenance
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch

Description

wood, pigments, mirror glass, cracks, base

This figure, which carries a baby on its back and clearly shows the next pregnancy, was certainly used in the context of fertility.

The opening in the head, as well as the opening closed with mirror glass in the stomach, allowed the medicine men to fill it with the required magical substances.

Africa
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