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TEKE, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hardwood, brown patina, cowries. Statue depicting a standing male figure, with short arms at right angles to the body. The powerful neck is surmounted by a head with an "Imwu" hairstyle obtained by deforming the scalp, a privilege of the noble classes (conf. R. Lehuard). The face, with its trapezoidal beard, is decorated with tight vertical scarifications, the eyes are materialized by cowries, and the empty ventral cavity was intended to contain the Bilongo (magic charge), charged by the "Nga'a", the magico-religious specialist. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 43 cm. Restorations.

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TEKE, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hardwood, brown patina, cowries. Statue depicting a standing male figure, with short arms at right angles to the body. The powerful neck is surmounted by a head with an "Imwu" hairstyle obtained by deforming the scalp, a privilege of the noble classes (conf. R. Lehuard). The face, with its trapezoidal beard, is decorated with tight vertical scarifications, the eyes are materialized by cowries, and the empty ventral cavity was intended to contain the Bilongo (magic charge), charged by the "Nga'a", the magico-religious specialist. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 43 cm. Restorations.

Estimate 800 - 1 200 EUR

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For sale on Monday 09 Sep : 14:00 (CEST)
blois, France
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