Standing female figure "mukuya" · D. R. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3033629
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Provenance
Frans M. Olbrechts, Ghent, BelgiumSize
H: 16,5 cm
H: 6.5 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, blackened in parts, raised scarification marks, eyes with white porcelain inlay, holding a calabash with the right and a ceremonial knife with the left hand, drilled hole (crypto fetish), min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
The object Standing female figure “mukuya” with the object ID 3033629 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 380.
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