Standing female power figure "biteki khosi" ·  D. R. Congo, Suku · ID: 3048606

Description

wood, pigment remains, missing part

The drilled holes on the arms were used for binding magical charge, which was supposed to increase the effectiveness and strength of the figure.

The object Standing female power figure “biteki khosi” with the object ID 3048606 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 354 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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Comparing literature

Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 107