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Standing female figure "kangulungu", D. R. Congo, Pende, Size: H: 38,5 cm (H: 15.2 inch), ID: 3047583
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Lot 126
96th Auction

Standing female figure "kangulungu" ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3047583

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Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch

Description

wood, pigments, 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 3047583 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 126.

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Comparing literature

Strother, Z.S., Pende, Mailand 2008, p. 108, pl. 40

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