Standing power figure "biteki" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3038144
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Provenance
Bertil Berg, Gothenburg, SwedenSize
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, partly encrusted brown patina, rectangular cavity with remains of magical substances, originally provided with a package of magical mass, the face coated with striated scarification marks, min. dam., small missing parts, cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Standing power figure “biteki” with the object ID 3038144 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 495.
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