Two ritual figures
D. R. Congo, Teke & Yaka / Suku
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
a) Heubel, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1994)b) Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1998)
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Description
wood, clay, feathers,
a) Teke, janus-headed figure “mpwau” with spherical medicine package, h: 15 cm, base
b) Yaka / Suku, magic figure “biteki” with medicine package and glazed opening in the body, h: 11.5 cm, base