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

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Lot 82

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.

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