Standing female figure "kangulungu"
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96th AuctionStanding female figure "kangulungu"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands | H: 15.2 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, pigments, base
Such free-standing sculptures in the round were kept in the inner chamber of the chief's ritual house, where they served as power objects used both to protect and discipline the chief.
Strother, Z.S., Pende, Mailand 2008, p. 108, pl. 40