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Sale on Saturday, 3th of march 2012

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Lot 122 : Female miniature figure - D. R. Congo, Bakwa Luntu


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Female miniature figure
D. R. Congo, Bakwa Luntu

Wood, reddish brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, bulging belly, prominent female genitalia, slightly dam.;
Sculptures of the Luntu are rare and their function unknown in many cases. Present figure presumably a fetish to encourage female fertitlity.
H: 16,5 cm, (5557/003)

Provenance:
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Lit.: Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 92

Weibliche Miniaturfigur
D. R. Kongo, Bakwa Luntu

Holz, rotbraune Patina, schwarze Farbe an der Frisur, vorspringender Leib, Betonung der weiblichen Genitalien, min. best.;
Skulpturen der Luntu sind selten, bei vielen ist die Funktion unbekannt. Vorliegende Figur wohl ein weiblicher Fruchtbarkeitsfetisch.
H: 16,5 cm, (5557/003)

Provenance:
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Lit.: Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 92

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