Bakongo Fetish Figure, Democratic Republic of Congo
height 6in (15cm)
the standing male figure with fetish bundle attached to top of his head and a smaller fetish bundle tied around the neck, glass inserted into eyes and a fetish cavity in the abdomen; fine encrusted dark brown patina
Provenance:
Herman Collection, who collected it from Benedictine Fathers
Carl Kjesswoer Collection
Christie's, Amsterdam, December 2000, (lot 219)
Michael. Oliver, New York
Jack and Constance Wallinga, Minneapolis
cf. Fagg, W., Miniature Wood Carvings of Africa, Bath (1971), fig. 69
the standing male figure with fetish bundle attached to top of his head and a smaller fetish bundle tied around the neck, glass inserted into eyes and a fetish cavity in the abdomen; fine encrusted dark brown patina
Provenance:
Herman Collection, who collected it from Benedictine Fathers
Carl Kjesswoer Collection
Christie's, Amsterdam, December 2000, (lot 219)
Michael. Oliver, New York
Jack and Constance Wallinga, Minneapolis
cf. Fagg, W., Miniature Wood Carvings of Africa, Bath (1971), fig. 69
Sold for
US$ 4,000
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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