Standing male figure · D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3042442
Lempertz, Brussels, 12 June 2015, lot 56
Description
wood, dark brown patina, red pigment remains, rhomb-shaped head, missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
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. In many cases, for example with theft, a “mvunzi” possesses not only a protective function, but also an offensive character by acting against the evil spirit and imposing on it an even greater evil.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3042442 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 402 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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