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Power figure (female)

Entry in the historical main catalogue: Buanga, female fetish. Bakuanpiko. Baluba. Description: A female figure with a walking stick in her right hand and a cup-shaped vessel in her left. The very long neck is striking.KB-5

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Cultural attribution
Bena Luluwa
Object type
Power figure (female)
Dimensions
Weight: 813 g
Height: 45,5 cm
Width: 13 cm
Depth: 11,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Pigment
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 3621

Provenance and sources

when
19th century
where
Democratic Republic of the Congo
who
Bena Luluwa
who
Wolf, Ludwig - Collectors
Description
Donation from staff physician Dr Ludwig Wolf 1886

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