Female figure ·  R. D. Congo, Mbole · ID: 3030333

Description

wood, dark brown patina, schematized body, a broad heart-shaped face with simplified features. min. dam., traces of weathering, base;
belonging to the “lilwa” secret society. The slanting, “hanging” feet as well as the posture of the body could be a hint, that a hanged person is depicted, who was killed according to a sentence of “lilwa”.

Littérature comparée

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 105