Figure féminine debout ·  R. D. Congo, Kasai, Lulua · ID: 3048162

Description

wood, collection number “FX97914”, rest., base

This figure is covered with a sticky patina and has traces of red pigment on it.

Figures of particularly beautiful stature, whose attractiveness was enhanced by rubbing them with a mixture of oil, red earth and lime, were often used by a cult called “bwanga bwa bwimpe.”

“Bwimpe” means “beauty”. Beauty should be understood as a combination of external physical beauty and internal (moral or ethical) goodness. The combination of moral and aesthetic qualities was ultimately believed to offer the best protection agains sorcery or evil.

L’objet Figure féminine debout avec l’ID d’objet 3048162 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 97e Vente aux enchères dans 6 novembre 2021 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 333 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 800 €.

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