Power figure "biteki" · R. D. Congo, Teke · ID: 3035862
Vendu
2 600 €
Provenance
Gallerie Burgui, Paris, France (1969)Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland
Description
wood, blackish brown encrusted patina, just feet and head visible, the rest of the body concealed underneath a spherical package, the face coated with fine linear incisions, sacrificial traces, slightly dam., cracks (left face half), minor chips of mass, base
Littérature comparée
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 575 f.