Standing male figure "mukuya"
D. R. Congo, Bembe
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Spanish Private CollectionSize
H: 15,5 cm
H: 6.1 inch
Description
wood, porcelain, base
Such figures were used in various contexts, such as ancestral cult, for healing, fertility and divination rites. The scarification marks probably provided information to which clan the owner of the figure belonged.