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Description : Figural pendant Hungana, D. R. Kongo ivory or bone, slightly shining patina, in form of a kneeling figure with angular shoulders, crowned by a round head with incised, simplified facial features, min. dam., fissures through age, with five thousand people the Hungana form one of the smallest ethnic group at the river of Kwango. Together with the Mbala they came from Angola under the leadership of Makoko. Small ivory or bone figural amulets are the best known form of Hungana sculpture. The large-headed figures are usually female and they are always shown kneeling, a position suggesting submission throughout African art. H: 6 cm, (5028/089) Provenance Coll. Werner Fischer, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Literature Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, The Handbook, Brüssel 1987, p. 43, ill. 11
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About the lot N° 98 Title : Figural Pendant Hungana Condition report : slightly shining patina Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneer, Würzburg, DEIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : 59th Tribal Art Auction Sale date : 28 Nov 2009It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
