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Standing male figure "mukuya", D. R. Congo, Bembe, Size: H: 14 cm (H: 5.5 inch), ID: 3051999
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3051999
Open sale

Standing male figure "mukuya" ·  D. R. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3051999

Price
EUR 1,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Spanish Private Collection
Size
H: 14 cm
H: 5.5 inch

Description

wood, 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.

The object Standing male figure “mukuya” with the object ID 3051999 was part of the auction Auction 105 on November 15, 2025, lot number 342 at that time and is currently available for EUR 1,500 in Open sale.

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