Half figure with magical loading
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93rd Tribal Art AuctionHalf figure with magical loading
D. R. Congo, Kasongo
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Dutch Private Collection, 1980s Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlands |
H: 11.4 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, pigments, fabric, base
Figures with mass-filled recesses in their heads were mostly the property of healers.
A half-figure of the same artist shown at African Heritage Documentation & Research Centre, number 0017758.
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 52