Standing figure · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3038471
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Size
H: 12 cm
H: 4.7 inch
Description
ivory, brown patina, tribe-typical circle ornaments, min. dam., traces of abrasion, base;
within the men’s society “bwami” just members who already had reached 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 3038471 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 429.
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