Small magical figure ·  R. D. Congo, Suku · ID: 3026977

Description

wood, light brown patina, the whole body originally wrapped in cloth, rectangular cavity (abdomen), flanked by arms worked close to the body, crowned by a head with simplified facial features and a cap-like headgear, min. dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage, on base;
such figures were supposed to be the abodes of the invisible benevolent forces of the ancestors. Accordingly they are used in ancestral rites by healers, diviners and clan chiefs.