Stone figure "ntadi", D. R. Congo, Bakongo, Size: H: 40 cm (H: 15.7 inch), ID: 3035861

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Lot 390

75th tribal art auction

Stone figure "ntadi" · D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3035861

sold EUR 2,500

Provenance

Alfred Kren, Munich, Germany

Size

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.

Comparing literature

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

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