Small standing protective figure
R. D. Congo, Lulua
Vendu
600 €
Provenance
Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, GermanyTaille
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, elaborate scarifications and pokerwork, circular drillings in the head area, rep. (right foot), min. dam., minor missing parts;
a work of the same artist published: D. Scharf, DuMont 1999, p. 13 f. , fig. 1 - 4;
such small protective figures served the general well being, brought luck and beauty, should protect pregnant women and increase fertility.