Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art - 10th February 2015
Lot 235
A Songye / Tetela power figure
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £5500
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Description
A Songye / Tetela power figure, D R Congo, with a horn surmount and brass pins eyes, pierced mouth and brass stud to the abdomen, 26.5cm high, on a ebonised plinth.
Provenance:
Georges Haefeli, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Nicholas Rolland, Paris
cf. Francois Neyt, 'Songye,' 2004, p.119, fig.85.