Figure fétiche masculine debout "buti" · R. D. Congo, Teke · ID: 3045742
Frans Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium
Zemanek-Münster, 25 February 2006, Lot 352
German Private Collection
Description
wood, pigments, base
Among the Teke, a freshly sculpted figure is called “tege” and is considered to have no power.
The statues mystical power will come from the actions of a specialist practitioner in magical arts, the “nga”, who will smear a mixture of kaolin and tula (red wood powder) on the bust of the sculpture. Then the “nga” will introduce into the abdominal cavity of the figure a “power charge” made up from different elements coming from the vegetal, animal and mineral world called “bonga"bwanga”.
After the magical charge was applied, the figures were called “buti”.
L’objet Figure fétiche masculine debout “buti” avec l’ID d’objet 3045742 a fait partie de l’enchère 92e vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 29 juin 2019 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 238.
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