Stone figure "ntadi" · D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3037047
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Provenance
Belgian Colonial Collection, LiègeSize
H: 49 cm
H: 19.3 inch
Description
steatite, seated, the chin resting on the left hand, necklace, crown-like headgear, dam., missing parts (left knee, base, headgear), 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 3037047 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 439.
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