Standing power figure "biteki" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3038219

Name: Standing power figure "biteki"
SKU: 3038219
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Private Belgium Collection

Size

H: 43,5 cm

H: 17.1 inch

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, rectangular cavity with remains of magical substances, the face coated with striated scarification marks, min. dam., small missing parts (feet, ears), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
such protective and magical figures are used as a prophylaxis against sleeping sickness and other illnesses. In some examples the medicine package “bilongo” is missing. Such packages are often scraped out by the “nganga”, little by little, and sold as healing or protective dust.

The object Standing power figure “biteki” with the object ID 3038219 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 496.

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