Stone figure "ntadi" · D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3034307
sold
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Reinhold Werr, Würzburg, Germany (coll. in situ, 1968)Size
H: 46,5 cm
H: 18.3 inch
Description
soapstone with grey patina, sitting with crossed legs, the face resting in the left hand, min. dam., missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
“ntadi” means guarding spirit. Such figures were placed on the graves of notables. The varying postures express different emotions.
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrika, Maske und Skulptur, Olten 1989, ill. 109