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Lot: 337
97th AuctionPower figure
D. R. Congo, Ngombe / Ngbandi / Ngbaka
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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collected in the D. R. Congo, Mongala Province, Lisala in the 1960s | H: 10.6 inch |
1000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance |
wood, pigment,
It is believed that Ngombe figures were used by the diviner "bendo" in connection with hunting or witchcraft.
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 126