Standing male figure "phuungu" · R. D. Congo, Suku · ID: 3035928
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Provenance
Lempertz, Brussels, 5.11.1994, lot 83Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, drilled hole in the breast, further drillings in the ears and on the backside, dam., crack (left side), base;
there were possibly packages of magical loading attached to both arms and further paraphernalias added to the figure, which is presumably a magical figure “phuungu”. These figures served as containers for protective magical power exercised by the experts against illness, to avenge sorcery and for supernatural assistance in hunting.