Standing figure ·  D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3033632

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, kaolin, rising from a basket-like receptacle, carved with a miniature half figure to the front, characteristic face with a spectacle-like framing of the eyes, “boat-shaped” coiffure carved with an animal horn, slightly dam., crack (right face half, breast), missing parts (both forearms), on metal plate;
presumably depicting a fetish basket, used in context of initiation rites.

The object Standing figure with the object ID 3033632 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 484 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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