Magical figure
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77th tribal art auctionMagical figure
D. R. Congo, Suku
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Frans Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium | H: 11.6 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, dark brown patina, camwood powder, armless cylindrical trunk, coated with deep grooves, cap-like coiffure, simple facial features, slightly dam., crack backside, base;
probably a magical figure called "phuungu". These figures served as containers for protective magical power exercised by the experts against illness, to avenge sorcery and for supernatural assistance in hunting.