Standing male power figure "mvunzi" ·  D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3032716

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, both hands resting on the chest, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
presumably a magical figure “mvunzi”, who protects humans against certain evil spirits. The main fortuneteller usually possesses such “mvunzi”, who employs them in cases of sickness, for theft or for the hunt.

The object Standing male power figure “mvunzi” with the object ID 3032716 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 388.

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