Zemanek-Münster

Standing power figure "biteki" ·  D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3033510

sold EUR 1,800
Provenance
Old French Collection
Size
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, a voluminous spherical package of clay-like magical mass enclosing the body, the bearded head with tribe-typical headgear, min. dam., cracks, minor missing parts (foot tips), on wooden base


The object Standing power figure “biteki” with the object ID 3033510 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 475 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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