Zemanek-Münster

Standing power figure "phuungu"

D. R. Congo, Yaka
sold EUR 650
Provenance
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, remains of blackish brown paint, small bundles of fabric filled with magical material and set with feathers on either side of the upper arms, slightly dam., cracks, filled with blackish mass (left side of the body), metal plate;
these figures served as containers for protective magical power exercised by the experts against illness, to avenge sorcery and for supernatural assistance in hunting.


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