Standing male power figure · D. R. Congo, Mbala / Pende · ID: 3047462
sold
EUR 2,600
Provenance
German Private CollectionSotheby’s London, 30 March 1981, Lot 309
Size
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, missing parts (insect caused damage), rest., base
This figure has openings for insertion of medicine “bisungu mikisi” in the head and ears.
Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 334
Publications
AHDRC: 0037233