Standing miniature figure "biteki", D. R. Congo, Teke, Size: H: 9 cm (H: 3.5 inch), ID: 3043117

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Lot 478

87th Tribal Art Auction

Standing miniature figure "biteki" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3043117

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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

Comparing literature

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

Publications

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

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