Zemanek-Münster

Colon figure

Angola, Vili
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Taille
H: 44,5 cm
H: 17.5 inch

Description

hard wood, middle brown patina, accents in dark brown, european facial features with moustache, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off;
present figure of extremely hard and heavy wood is said to have been used for putting a hex on someone. But its nearly impossible for europeans to suggest the function of a colon figure or to interpret its mimic expression.


Littérature comparée

Hirner, René & Jo Späth, Colon, Heidenheim 2008, p. 10 f.

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