Figure masculine debout · R. D. Congo, Sikasingo- Bembe(est) - Buyu · ID: 3045637
Musée Barbier-Mueller, Geneva, Switzerland
René David, Zurich, Switzerland (1985)
Hans Baumann (1926-2010), Bern-Muri, Switzerland
Koller, Zurich, 5 December 2011, Lot 328
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
Description
wood, base
Figures of the Sikasingo often represent individual ancestors, called “bashumbu”.
The figures should protect against mischief and disease, but could also inflict harm on enemies. They should foresee coming danger and ward off evil.
Depending on their size, they were intended for private use or for the community and were therefore kept at home or in the public shrines. They were under the protection of the village elders and tribal leaders and were ritually activated by fortune-tellers.
L’objet Figure masculine debout avec l’ID d’objet 3045637 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 92e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 29 juin 2019 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 68 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 800 €.
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Expertise
René David, Zurich, 30 October 1985
Publications
Jean-Paul Barbier, "Über Josef Müller", in: "Du", Europäische Kunstzeitschrift, no 450, August 1978, p. 69