Standing power figure "phuungu" · D. R. Congo, Suku · ID: 3040722
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Provenance
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, FranceSize
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, red paint, fabric, due to the different colours the trunk of the figure presumably once enveloped in magical mass or other pharaphernalia, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
“phuungu” figures served as containers for protective magical power exercised by the experts against illness, to avenge sorcery and for supernatural assistance in hunting.