Figure anthropomorphe "iginga" (pl. "maginga") · R. D. Congo, Lega · ID: 3048936
Vendu
2 000 €
Description
terracotta, red pigment,
According to Biebuyck, anthropomorphic figures “maginga” were made of a wide variety of materials, wood, ivory, or bone, more rarely stone, resin, “ntutu” (type of mushroom) or terracotta (cf. Biebuyck, 2002, p. 118).
Littérature comparée
Biebuyck, Daniel P., Lega, Brussels 2002, p. 118