Wrapped Figure, Pare, Tanzania
6-3/8”
wood, cloth, resin/wax
ex private US collection
A small figure wrapped with cloth covered with resin from the Pare of Tanzania. Figures like this could have been used to portray ancestors or spirits, and they are used by diviner’s, healers and sorcerers for special rituals, while others served as containers for sacred substances. I especially enjoy the facial expression on this figure.
$500 plus shipping
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