Zemanek-Münster

Standing power figure "phuungu" ·  D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3036484

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Provenance
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany
Belgian 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


Comparing literature

Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 246


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