Fragmentary ancestor figure, D. R. Congo, Basikasingo, Size: H: 36 cm (H: 14.2 inch), ID: 3038845

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Lot 413

80th Tribal Art Auction

Fragmentary ancestor figure · D. R. Congo, Basikasingo · ID: 3038845

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Provenance

Irwin Hersey, New York, USA

Size

H: 36 cm

H: 14.2 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, encrusted with clay, flat triangular face with prominent coiffure, of which only the lobe on the left is preserved, raised hairline with grooves, metal base

The object Fragmentary ancestor figure with the object ID 3038845 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 413.

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