Standing figure "mwunzi" · R. D. Congo, Holo · ID: 3034581
Vendu
1 800 €
Provenance
Américo Cardoso Botelho, Lisbon, PortugalFernando Moncada, Lisbon, Portugal
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, remains of pigments, drillings in the area of the chest and on top of the head, min. dam., fine cracks, wooden socle;
presumably a magical figure “mvunzi”, who protects humans against certain evil spirits. The main fortuneteller usually possesses such “mvunzi”, who employs them in cases of sickness, for theft or for the hunt.
Littérature comparée
Neyt, Francois, Die Kunst der Holo, München 1982, p. 15 f.