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Squatting anthropomorphic figure - D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)

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Squatting anthropomorphic figure - D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)

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Description

wood, rest.

According to M. L. Felix (1987:88) crouching human figures were intended to ward off disease and to act as an intermediary with the afterworld.
H: 14,5 cm, H: 5,7 inch

Provenance:
Charles Courtin (âœ 1954), Antwerp, Belgium

Lit.: Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 88 f.

Condition

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Squatting anthropomorphic figure - D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)

Name: Squatting anthropomorphic figure - D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)
SKU: 163908463
Price: 600 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €600 - €1,200

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