Standing miniature figure "biteki"

D. R. Congo, Teke

not available anymore

Provenance

Sigfrid Södergren, Sweden

Size

H: 9 cm

H: 3.5 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, of typical form: armless torso, package of magical mass around the torso, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base

Neyt, Francois, Les Sculptures Miniatures du Zaire - Kleinskulpturen aus Zaire, München 1984, p. 53

Griesser, Michael, Södergren Collection, African Art, Innsbruck o.J., p. 30 & 67

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