Zemanek-Münster

Crouching figure "mvunzi" ·  R. D. Congo, Holo · ID: 3036803

Vendu 7 000 €
Provenance
American Private Collection

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of polychrome paint, elongated thin extremities, elaborate coiffure, min. dam., missing parts (base), cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
presumably a magical figure “mvunzi”, who protects humans against certain evil spirits. The main fortuneteller usually possesses such “mvunzi”, who employs them in cases of sickness, for theft or for the hunt.


Littérature comparée

Neyt, Francois, Die Kunst der Holo, München 1982, p. 60, ill. 17


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