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Standing female figure, D. R. Congo, Bembe, Size: H: 17 cm (H: 6.7 inch), ID: 3048695
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Lot 82
98th Auction

Standing female figure ·  D. R. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3048695

sold EUR 2,000
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 March 2011, Lot 310
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Size
H: 17 cm
H: 6.7 inch

Description

wood, white porcelain, rest.

The Bembe make use of two main types of figures: power figures used by diviners to cure ailments and ancestral figures, used to represent and honour deceased community leaders.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3048695 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 82 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.

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