Lot: 307

95th Tribal Art Auction

Fetish figure "phuungu"

D. R. Congo, Yaka

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium H: 9.8 inch This object is not available anymore.

wood, pigments, fabric, feathers, base

This figure carries its magic charge with feather remnants on both sides at arm level and thus belongs to the "phuungu" - figure type.

Its primary function is to protect against witches and other enemies and for this reason it is often positioned on the wall or near the roof supports in the interior of a dwelling


Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 110