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

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.

The object Stone figure “ntadi” with the object ID 3032846 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 380 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.

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Publications

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