Small standing protective figure · R. D. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3037716
Vendu
1 500 €
Provenance
Max Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenMathilda Goldman, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (1961)
Christie’s Amsterdam, 11 December 2001, lot 441
Description
wood, dark brown patina, prominent horn and navel, min. dam., small missing part (back of the head), slight traces of abrasion, base;
such small protective figures served the general well being, brought good luck and beauty, should protect pregnant women and increase fertility.
Littérature comparée
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 257