Three figures · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3034137
c) Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, a) power half-figure “kakudij”, h: 13,5 cm, fur loincloth, horn in the parting filled with magical mass, slightly dam.; b) power half-figure “kakudij”, h: 6 cm, wrapped in a piece of hide, presumably once provided with magical loading around the belly (the patina much lighter in that area), slightly dam.; c) half figure with accentuated breasts and navel, h: 9 cm, slightly dam., crack backside, on metal plate
The object Three figures with the object ID 3034137 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 169 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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