No. 104693970

No. 104693970

The nobles of the Zande court turned to Mangbetu craftsmen for many prestige items, while Zande artists themselves made the small roughly finished human and animal figures used by a religious cult called Mani. Through magical means, Mani sought advantages for its non-aristocratic members and protection from harm.
Provenance: old american collection
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