Standing power figure "biteki" ·  D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3032326

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of kaolin, cylindrical trunk, rectangular cavity with remains of magical substances, the bearded head with fine striated scarification marks, rep. (hip, leg), dam., missing parts through insect caused damage

The object Standing power figure “biteki” with the object ID 3032326 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 142 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.

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