Three anthropomorphic figures ·  D. R. Congo · ID: 3042738

Description

wood, a) statuette used in the “mbwoolu-tsyo” ritual institution, traces of red “khula” and kaolin, h: 21 cm, these figures were used for healing illnesses, present figure with spiralled torso especially against stomach ache; b) power half figure, Kuba/Dengese, prominent form of head and coiffure, hole in the parting, h: 9,5 cm; c) power half figure with hole in the parting, Chokwe, red patina, h: 13 cm, each of the figures slightly dam. and mounted on base