Standing female figure "biteki koshi" ·  D. R. Congo, Suku · ID: 3027905

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, red pigment, a crude carved body, small drilled holes in head, ears, forearms and between the legs (“cryptofetish”) for insertion of magical substances, slightly dam., cracks (backside), block-like base;
commemorative statues and ancestral figures like the present one are considered to be abodes for the invisible benevolent forces of the ancestors. They are used by healers, diviners and clan chiefs in rituals pertaining to the ancestral cult.

The object Standing female figure “biteki koshi” with the object ID 3027905 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 132 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.

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