Three power half figures "kakudij" ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3034155

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, a) female, with both hands supporting the breasts, h: 13 cm, cavity in the head, filled with magical mass, raised scarification marks, slightly dam.; b) female, both hands resting aside the prominent navel, h: 14 cm, opening in the head, slightly dam., cracks, minor missing parts, metal plate; c) power figure wrapped with fur, h: 12,5 cm, various cavities (head, ears, underside) filled with mass, some traces of kaolin, slightly dam., cracks

The object Three power half figures “kakudij” with the object ID 3034155 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 168 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.

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