Standing figure ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3032849

Description

ivory, honey brown patina, notched facial features, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
within men’s society “bwami” just members of the “kindi” level were allowed to possess such ivory figures. Each object was combined with special proverbs implying positive or negative meaning, depending on the context in which they were used.

The object Standing figure with the object ID 3032849 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 403 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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