A Luba-Complex Miniature Figure, "kakudji" (?) Miniature trunk figure, "kakudji"…

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A Luba-Complex Miniature Figure, "kakudji" (?)

Miniature trunk figure, "kakudji" (?) Kusu, Bangubangu, DR Congo ohne Sockel / without base Wood. H 25 cm. Provenance: - Edouard André (1930-2017), Lamothe-Fénelon. - Salorges Enchères, Nantes (31.10.2020, lot 365). - Swiss private collection, Lausanne. Personal Protective Figure. This materialized interface between this-worldly and supernatural forces was used to promote the good and avert the negative. CHF 400 / 800

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A Luba-Complex Miniature Figure, "kakudji" (?)

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