Male ancestor figure "singiti" · R. D. Congo, Hemba · ID: 3052087
Prix d'appel
600 €
Prix d'Estimation
1 200 €
Provenance
Jan Cocle, Roeselare, BelgiumKlaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany
Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1997)
Description
wood, pigments, collection no. “749”
As spiritual mediators between the living and the dead, these figures were preserved in a shrine, where they were paid homage with prayers and blood sacrifices.