3.222 African Art: Kongo - Warega tribe - Healing figure - 19cm

Country: Kongo, Central Africa

Tribe: Warega

Usage: This figure represents the wife of the Chief and has been used during healing and fertility rituals blessed by their Ancestors. Healing Herbs was placed into the hole in the head as part of the ritual.

Size : 19cm

Comment:  The easy recognizable 'heart-shaped face' is typical for Warega.