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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 2294411, member: 8267&quot;]I think you are correct in placing its origin in the Congo region. But I think it may be made by the Teke. They have a tradition of creating such figures, with bent knees, vertical scarification on the face, and magical materials encased around the torso.</p><p><img src="https://www.bruno-mignot.com/galeries/23987/statue-cultuelle-buti-teke-rdc-zaire.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.bruno-mignot.com/galeries/statues-sculptures/5399-statue-cultuelle-buti-teke-rdc-zaire.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bruno-mignot.com/galeries/statues-sculptures/5399-statue-cultuelle-buti-teke-rdc-zaire.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.bruno-mignot.com/galeries/statues-sculptures/5399-statue-cultuelle-buti-teke-rdc-zaire.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This one has had the magical materials removed:</p><p><img src="https://www.african-arts-gallery.com/african-art-picture/16921/415a9bdf-7480-4e38-a4b1-300a1ca72a8d/Statuette-Teke-Art-Africain_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.african-arts-gallery.com/african-art/Fetish/Statuette-Teke/16921" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.african-arts-gallery.com/african-art/Fetish/Statuette-Teke/16921" rel="nofollow">https://www.african-arts-gallery.com/african-art/Fetish/Statuette-Teke/16921</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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