Standing female figure "kangulungu" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3040443
German Collection, Aachen
Description
wood, brown patina, red and black pigment, bulging belly of a pregnant woman, crested coiffure with neck lobe, arm and leg rings, slightly dam., missing part (disc-shaped base), cracks, strong abrasion of paint, base;
such free-standing sculptures in the round were kept in the inner chamber of the chief’s ritual house, where they served as power objects used both to protect and discipline the chief.
The object Standing female figure “kangulungu” with the object ID 3040443 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 454 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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