Lot: 268

Pair of figures "eteti"

D. R. Congo, Sengele

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium ("FC7372") H: 14.6 inch & 16.3 inch This object is not available anymore.

wood, red pigment, copper, each with handwritten collection no. "FC7372", base

According to Felix, Sengele artists made commemorative figures known by the name of "eteti". These functioned as a couple and were placed on the tombs of prestigious people.


Felix, Marc Leo, Ritual Figures in Congo, Hong Kong 2018, p. 150