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Standing male power figure, D. R. Congo, Mbala / Pende, Size: H: 35 cm (H: 13.8 inch), ID: 3047462
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Lot 327
96th Auction

Standing male power figure ·  D. R. Congo, Mbala / Pende · ID: 3047462

sold EUR 2,600
Provenance
German Private Collection
Sotheby’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.

The object Standing male power figure with the object ID 3047462 was part of the auction 96th Auction on April 24, 2021. The object with the lot number 327 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,600 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 334

Publications

AHDRC: 0037233

Africa
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