Stone figure "ntadi" · D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3035861
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Alfred Kren, Munich, GermanySize
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
soapstone with grey patina, black paint, sitting with crossed legs, the face resting in the left hand, min. dam., missing parts (et. al. left foot tip), traces of abrasion;
“ntadi” means as much as “guarding spirit”. Such figures were placed on the graves of notables.
The object Stone figure “ntadi” with the object ID 3035861 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 390 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrika, Maske und Skulptur, Olten 1989, ill. 109