Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Bembe
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 March 2011, Lot 310Werner 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.