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Kongo Female Power Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 July 2020, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$5,075 inc. premium
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Kongo Female Power Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo
height 11 1/2 in (29.2cm)
Provenance
Aguedo Hernandez Herrero Collection, Mexico City, acquired in the 1970s
Thence by descent
Of diminutive size but powerful presence with a yellow ochre face with inlaid glass eyes, three nails inset into her mouth, wearing circular metal earrings of different size and metal anklets; the back with a rectangular cover for fetish cavity; fetish material inserted into the shoulder and champlevé scarification to the abdomen; her upper torso and arms covered with ochre ritual patination adding to her mysterious physical presence.
Provenance
Aguedo Hernandez Herrero Collection, Mexico City, acquired in the 1970s
Thence by descent
Of diminutive size but powerful presence with a yellow ochre face with inlaid glass eyes, three nails inset into her mouth, wearing circular metal earrings of different size and metal anklets; the back with a rectangular cover for fetish cavity; fetish material inserted into the shoulder and champlevé scarification to the abdomen; her upper torso and arms covered with ochre ritual patination adding to her mysterious physical presence.














