561 - Phallic sculpture

DATE beginning 20th century AUTHOR Unknown artist - Lega people - Congo Zaire MEDIA Wood SIZE 19,5 cm long LOCATION Private collection NOTES Carved in only one piece of wood, this phallus is surmounted by a sitting man; it could have had a double function, that of sceptre and that of accessory for pleasure.

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