Male power figure "tege"
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94th Tribal Art AuctionMale power figure "tege"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Lucas Ratton, Paris, France | H: 15.7 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, pigments, missing part, base
The carvers offered their pieces to interested parties, who could take the object to a healer "nganga" to charge it for the accomplishment of a specific task.
After the magical charge was applied, the figures were called "buti". If the figure was not loaded - as in present case - it was called "tege".