An African carved wood "Ofika" figure, Lilwa, Mbole, Congo, 1st half 20th C.

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This lot was sold on 2018-02-03 and is no longer available

H.: 26,5 cm

Provenance: - Acquired in Elingampangu, D.R. Congo, by Wilfried Ingels, active in Belgian Congo from 1955 until 1961.

See also: - Bob Vanhee, Verhalen uit Afrika van vroeger en nu, Deel 3, Miscellanea, p. 390. Here Mr. Ingels describes how he acquired the figure, as he was instructed to gather a collection of weaponry to be displayed in the 1958 World Expo in Brussels.

 

Price incl. premium: € 2.805