Small protective figure - D. R. Congo, Lulua

wood, dark brown patina, carved on peg-like base, min. dam., traces of abrasion, small missing parts, base H: 15 cm, H: 5,9 inch Provenance: Eckhard Bredel, Darmstadt, Germany Continent: Africa

wood, brown patina, pokerwork, in form of a crouching human figure, head in hands, crowned by the actual container with high rim, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base H: 13,

wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, constricted facial features with prominent eyes, handwritten collection number on the backside of the base "Ya37", slightly dam., base; probably u

wood, kaolin, each mounted on base H: 17,5 cm / 19 cm, H: 6,9 inch / 7,5 inch Provenance: Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany

wood, reddish brown patina, remains of pigments, tribe-typical "snub nose", rep. (breakage left heel), small missing parts (right heel, ears), slight traces of abrasion H: 20,5 cm, H: 8,1 inch Contine

wood, brown patina, rattan cord, the body entirely wrapped in fur and cloth, just the face remained free, spherical packages with magical loading attached on both sides and on the head (dam.), min. da

wood, slightly encrusted dark brown patina, remains of pigments, typical: raised middle crest and neck lobe, both hands up to the chin, min. dam., base H: 13 cm, H: 5,1 inch Provenance: Alexandre Clae

Songye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), carved wood Protective Fetish figure with head turned to the right, vegetable fiber pouch, darkened patina, 19.5"h x 4.75"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Ph

Yaka, Zaire (DR Congo), carved wood Protective Fetish figure with burlap skirt and braided natural fiber necklace, darkened patina and red pigment, 18.5"h x 5.5"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Profess

Male and female 'Inginga' type human figures, the large heads with flattened facial plane with protruding eyes, long narrow triangular nose, small slit mouths. The bodies are carved with undersized ar

No Reserve! Title: Maternity statue – Wood – Bena Lulua – DR Congo Provenance/Additional Info: Powerfull maternity statuefrom the LULUA people of DR Congo. The wooden figure has an stylistic coi

wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, wrapped in fabric, just the head remained free, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base; "phuungu" figures served as containers for protective magical power

A serene maternity Figure (Bwanga Bwa Cibola) Bena Lulua /Luluwa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. Carved wood with highly ornate tribal tattoo designs and shown holding a small infant asleep

Miniaturfigur, "mbulenga" Lulua (Luluwa), DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 17 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Ambre Congo, Pierre Loos & Pierre Bayet, Brüssel, Belgien. - Christian Zingg (1956-2

wood, blackish brown patina, fine carved, unusual: two left hands, slightly dam., abrasion of paint; "bateba yadawora" (= "sad bateba") express deep grief with different gestures and adopt the sufferi

16 Figur Teke, DR Kongo Gesockelt / with custom base Holz. H 21,5 cm Provenienz: Nachlass Sammlung Klaus Clausmeyer, Köln. (*1887; †1968) Persönliche Schutzfigur, welche das Gute förderte und das

A Hemba janus figure. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa. 20th century. Wood. 12 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 4 1/2". Condition: includes stand. Insect damage, cracks, and chipping present throughout

A TRIBAL YAKA FIGURE. DR Congo. 12cm x 9cm x 41cm

This mid to late 20th-century, 19" carved wood fetish figure is from the Kongo people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The torso is embedded with fetish bundles and impaled with nails.

Measurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 12.5" Width: 3" Depth: 3.25" Weight: 1.25 lbs A beautiful standing female figure with arms on her abdomen. There is gorgeous diamond shaped carved d

DESCRIPTION: Wooden carved Kifwebe teaching figure, Songye, D.R. Congo. Wears customary costume for initiation ceremony: Blackened fiber strips attached to a row of holes on the bottom of the mask, a

DESCRIPTION: Lega Figure. Angular legs tapering to the torso with truncated arms, the sloping shoulders supporting the head with scooped, heart-shaped facial plane, notched mouth and coffee-bean eyes.

A Pende maternity figure, D.R. Congo, depicting a mother with child on her hip and representing the fertility and the continuing lineage of the tribe, covered in red pigment and black, classically dis

Early 20th C. Kalebwe Type Songye Nkisi Figure. D.R. Congo. Wood with sheet and forged copper; brass tack and fiber. The figure shows disintegration and old insect damage, especially along the left si