Standing male power figure, D. R. Congo, Bembe, Size: H: 12,7 cm (H: 5.0 inch), ID: 3051029

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Lot 32

Standing male power figure · D. R. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3051029

sold EUR 900

Provenance

Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany

Size

H: 12,7 cm

H: 5.0 inch

Description

wood, white porcelain, base

Figures holding bells in their hands represent important magic priests or diviners ‘nganga’, who used wooden bells to attract the attention of supernatural forces or spirits during divination rituals.

Comparing literature

Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 280, 147

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