Standing female figure "mwunzi" · D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3034999
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Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Description
wood, partly shiny blackish brown ptaina, the big hands resting on the chest, pierced ears (one with metal earring), min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
presumably a magical figure “mvunzi”, who protects humans against certain evil spirits. The main fortuneteller usually possesses such “mvunzi”, who employs them in cases of sickness, for theft or for the hunt.