A beautiful, ancient buti "fetish" sporting a beard and moustache, as well as a mupani-style crested headdress. Its ventral cavity is still filled with the materials that made up the once much larger charge that almost entirely enveloped this ancient buti. Téké, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood, various materials, age-related erosion and cracks, visible missing parts (woodborers), very nice, thick sacrificial patina from use. Height: 33cm Provenance: Jacques Viault Collection, acquired in Brazaville