Door post ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3036103

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, a rectangular panel with a superimposed female figure in half relief, min. dam., small missing parts (foot tips), fine cracks, traces of abrasion;
the panel was part of a door ornament of a chief’s hut. Traditionally, one doorpost is a female figure, and the other is either a male figure or a crocodile. The lintel usually depicts the head of a buffalo, indicating the power of the chief.

The object Door post with the object ID 3036103 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 580.

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