Zoomorphic sculpture "mugugundu" ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3034883

Description

ivory, honey brown patina, quadruped with a long tail;
there are two types of sculpted zoomorphic figures: generic four-legged animals “mugugundu” and figures of specific animals. Both types are owned solely by high-level “bwami” members.

The object Zoomorphic sculpture “mugugundu” with the object ID 3034883 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 346.

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Comparing literature

Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 106