Standing female figure "mukuya" ·  R. D. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3038250

Description

wood, middle brown patina, black paint, eyes with white porcelain inlay, characteristic elongated trunk, richly adorned with skin scarifications in relief, opening (crypto fetish), slightly dam., cracks (disc-shaped base), base;
the opening on the back was used by the “nganga” to give vital force to the figure, afterwards it was filled with magical material: “bilongo” (medicine) or relics of an ancestor as a symbol of the power and spirit of the deceased relative. Afterwards the opening was closed by a piece of fabric or a plug. As long as the spirit stayed within the statue, it watched over his descendants and punished contempts against customs and rules.

L’objet Standing female figure “mukuya” avec l’ID d’objet 3038250 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 79th Tribal Art Auction dans 21 mars 2015. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 385 a atteint un prix de vente de 5 000 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 3 500 €.

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