Figure anthropomorphe "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
R. D. Congo, Lega
Vendu
2 000 €
Taille
H: 10 cm
H: 3.9 inch
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).