BEMBE, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Wood, brown... Lot 202
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BEMBE, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Wood, brown patina, earthenware.
Statuette with a magical-religious function representing a standing male figure, the elongated trunk decorated with scarifications executed with great care, the right hand holds a knife and the left hand a calabash. The eyes are set with earthenware, the beard is rounded and there is an anal orifice to receive the bilongo (magic charge).
End of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.
Height : 12,5 cm.
Provenance : Daniel Klein Collection, Paris.
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