This is the rating and price for Janiform Power Figure - Kusu People, Drc
Description : A wooden Janiform Power Figure with nice usage patina. Kusu art is relatively rare and is highly influenced by the neighboring Luba, Songye, and Hemba peoples.Power figures like this with the artistic janiform design (two heads/two sides) and opening for ritual substances were used as instruments to bring good fortune, protect, heal, tell the future, and counteract evil.
Dated to the second quarter of the 20th century
Dimensions approx approx. 31x10x10 cm
This item comes with a signed and stamped certificate confirming its authenticity. All our lots are appraised and checked by Jos Humblet. Mr. Humblet (°1954, Brussels) graduated in 1978 as Master of Art at St. Lukas in Brussels. From 1978 until 1993 he worked at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he specialised in formal analysis of works of art. Mr. Humblet started collecting tribal art in 1980 and became a dealer in 1995, specialising in art from Kongo, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad.
Tribal art, African Art, Ethnographic Art.
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About the lot N° 3 Title : Janiform Power Figure - Kusu People, Drc Size : 10x10 cm Ripple Art Auctions, auctioneer, Brussels, BEIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Ripple Art Collectible Auction: Tribal 3 - No Reserve Prices Sale date : 29 Jun 2019It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
