Figure féminine "kangulungu"
R. D. Congo, Pende
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Provenance
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, BelgiumBelgian Private Collection
Taille
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Description
wood, handwritten inventory no. “C28”, base
According to Strother, free-standing figures in the round were kept in the inner chamber of the chief’s ritual house “kibulu”, where they served as power objects used both to protect and discipline the chief.