Standing male figure · D. R. Congo, Bwende · ID: 3042293
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Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown shiny patina, remains of black paint, prominent oblong eye slits, diamond-shaped scarification marks, opening for insertion of magical ingredients (“crypto-fetish”), drilled armpits (for attachment of further magical loading), slightly dam. (nose, coiffure), missing parts (base/foot tips), abrasion of paint, base
Comparing literature
Raoul Lehuard, Art Bakongo, Les Centres de Style, Premier Volume, Arnouville 1989, p. 171 ff.