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

The object Standing miniature figure “biteki” with the object ID 3043117 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 478.

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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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