Figure féminine debout · R. D. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3048695
Vendu
2 000 €
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 March 2011, Lot 310Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Description
wood, white porcelain, rest.
The Bembe make use of two main types of figures: power figures used by diviners to cure ailments and ancestral figures, used to represent and honour deceased community leaders.