Lot n° 160
Estimation :
700 - 1000
EUR
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Result
: 1 100EUR
TEKE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Lot 160
TEKE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
A male fetish standing on massive, powerful legs, its abdomen was originally covered by a circular magical charge called Bilongo. His scarred face features a beautiful, interiorized expression, and his tray-shaped headdress is adorned with a circular-arched crest with tapered ends.
Wood, various materials with prophylactic virtues contained in the abdominal cavity, old honey-brown patina, wear marks.
H. 25 cm.
Provenance: former Loed van Bussel collection, Amsterdam.
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