Zemanek-Münster

Figure masculine debout "mukuya"

R. D. Congo, Bembe
Vendu 2 000 €
Provenance
Spanish Private Collection
Taille
H: 15,5 cm
H: 6.1 inch

Description

wood, porcelain, base

Such figures were used in various contexts, such as ancestral cult, for healing, fertility and divination rites. The scarification marks probably provided information to which clan the owner of the figure belonged.


Littérature comparée

Lehuard, Raoul & Alain Lecomte, Sculpture Babembe, Paris 2010, p. 149

Newsletter

Ne manquez aucune vente aux enchères ! Rejoignez notre communauté de plus de 10 000 collectionneurs d'art tribal et soyez le premier à être informé des nouveautés.

S'abonner aujourd'hui