Zemanek-Münster

Standing janus figure

Tanzania, Pare
sold EUR 450
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch

Description

wood, encrusted brown patina, white pigment remains, a bigger male and a small female figure without arms, arranged back to back, accentuated sexual characteristics, male one showing a circular cavity on top of the head, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
only few figures of the Pare are known. They served diviners, healers and sorcerers as auxiliary means with their ritual practices.


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