Stone figure "ntadi", D. R. Congo, Bakongo, Size: H: 26 cm (H: 10.2 inch), ID: 3032846

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Lot 380

69th tribal art auction

Stone figure "ntadi" · D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3032846

sold EUR 2,000

Provenance

Richli, Olten, Switzerland
Belgian Private Collection

Size

H: 26 cm

H: 10.2 inch

Description

brownish patina, sitting male with tucked up leg, the bearded face resting in the right hand, min. dam., minor missing parts, on wooden base;
“ntadi” means guarding spirit. Such figures were placed on the graves of notables. The varying postures express different emotions.

Publications

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrika, Maske und Skulptur, Olten 1989, ill. 109

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