Standing power figure "phuungu" · D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3036484
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Provenance
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, GermanyBelgian Private Collection
Size
H: 36,5 cm
H: 14.4 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, remains of pigments, the armless trunk entirely coated by a voluminous cylindrical package of magical substances, tightly sewn in cotton fabric, characteristic facial features and cheek scarifications, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion, base
The object Standing power figure “phuungu” with the object ID 3036484 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 605.
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Comparing literature
Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 246