Standing male ancestor figure "singiti" · D. R. Congo, Hemba · ID: 3046583
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Provenance
Georges-Jean Haefeli, La Chaux-de-Fonds, SwitzerlandSize
H: 66 cm
H: 26.0 inch
Description
wood, sacrificial patina, base
The large bearded face of this “singiti” figure shows strikingly geometrical facial features.
“Singiti” figures are idealised and stylised depictions of deceased Hemba leaders. As spiritual mediators between the living and the dead, these figures were preserved in a shrine, where they were paid homage with prayers and blood sacrifices.
The object Standing male ancestor figure “singiti” with the object ID 3046583 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 311.
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