Standing figure "mvunzi" ·  D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3036211

Description

wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, drilled holes in the upper arms, originally wearing a loincloth (lighter patina in the area of the hips), surmounted by a flat headgear with a hole on top, min. dam., fine cracks;
presumably a magical figure “mvunzi”, who protects humans against certain evil spirits. The main fortuneteller usually possesses such “mvunzi”, who employs them in cases of sickness, for theft or for the hunt.