Figure group · D. R. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3040202
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Size
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, woman giving birth, supported from the back by a man, painted pupils, eyes inset with glass (right one of the woman missing), male wearing a flat headgear, the female a five-lobed coiffure, rep. (breakage base), slight traces of abrasion, small missing parts
The object Figure group with the object ID 3040202 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 456.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0012374 (comparable object)