Figural post
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
not available anymore
Provenance
Belgian Colonial Collection, AntwerpSize
H: 219 cm
H: 86.2 inch
Description
wood, slightly shiny reddish brown patina, round cross-section, carved with animals in flat relief, in the middle of the front side from the bottom to the top: antelope, turtle and fish, flanked by a snake on one side and a high-legged bird and ritual emblems on the other side, a stylized antelope head with long horns on the backside, crowned by a female half figure, slightly dam., cracks (continuous, on the left side of face and body), paint rubbed off, traces of weathering (above all at the base)