Lot 227: Two Teke figures

Teke people, Congo (Brazzaville); H: 10 1/2" & 9 3/4"

the first with high raised coif with rounded designs and heavily striated face, the magical bundle still intact, the whole encrusted in a yellowish color; the second with large head with classical backswept coif, the face heavily scarified, the fetish bundle torn apart showing the body with open cavity in the abdomen. Fine examples, each on custom bases.

Provenance:
Collected in Congo prior to 1970 by Lawson Mooney, former Director of Catholic Aid Agencies; Dr. Kenneth Adelman, former US Deputy Ambassador to the UN, and one time member of USAID, Zaire, c. 1975; A NY Private collection.

Price Realized: $350

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