Female figure · D. R. Congo, Mbole · ID: 3030333
sold
EUR 850
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, GermanyWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, schematized body, a broad heart-shaped face with simplified features. min. dam., traces of weathering, base;
belonging to the “lilwa” secret society. The slanting, “hanging” feet as well as the posture of the body could be a hint, that a hanged person is depicted, who was killed according to a sentence of “lilwa”.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 105