Standing figure with assistant figure · D. R. Congo, Rungu · ID: 3048923
Description
wood, pigments, fabric, base
The figure shows a large oval opening at the head, which is closed with fabric and still contains its magical charge. The recess in the head of the assistant figure is empty.
A stylistically similar figure, possibly by the same carver, was auctioned on 5 July 2008 as lot 492 at Zemanek-Münster.
The object Standing figure with assistant figure with the object ID 3048923 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 310 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,250.
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