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Female ancestor figure "singiti", late 19th century
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Lot 242
92nd Tribal Art Auction

Female ancestor figure "singiti", late 19th century

D. R. Congo, Tumbwe, Tanganyika Lake and Province
sold EUR 17,000
Provenance
collected in Kenia, 1900-1910
British Family Collection
Gisela Rauch (died 1992), Bad Kissingen, Germany
Size
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch

Description

wood, rep. (left foot)

Rare figure of the Tumbwe (compare AHDRC 0149736 and 0029738). The figure shows stylistic appeals to the works of the “Warua” master or his workshop (see AHDRC 0029661). The cascading hairstyle is a reminiscence of the Luba Shankadi.

Africa
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