Two power figures · D. R. Congo · ID: 3046501
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Walter Stanley Schwab), Murten, Switzerland (coll. in situ, 1968/69) (a & b)Description
wood, a) figure, Bembe, fabric, cord, metal pendant, collection number “WS 226”, h: 10,3 cm; b) half figure “kabeja”, Hemba, Muhona, fabric, cavity in the head filled with magical mass, insect caused damage, collection number “WS 215”, h: 13,4 cm, each mounted on base
The small Bembe figurine accompanied Schwab on several hospital stays (1991-2001), during which he had to endure difficult operations. He survived all of them and noted the figure: “every time „it“was” there…"
Expertise
Paolo Morigi, 26 November 1979, Maglioso-Lugano (b)