Zemanek-Münster

Standing female power figure "phuungu"

D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Provenance
Alexandre Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, rattan, bulging stomach, accentuated by scarification marks and protruding navel, packages resp. small baskets of magical loading (feathers etc.) attached to both arms, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base


Comparing literature

Riley, Renaud, L' Autonomie du fétiche chez les Yaka du Congo, Bruxelles 2012

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