Framed figure "nzambi" · D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3034221
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, BelgiumVera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 19,5 cm
B: 11,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch
B: 4.5 inch
Description
wood, slightly encrusted brown patina, arching frame, crowned by a seated bird, a figure with outstretched arms inserted, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base;
the Holo are a small ethnic group, living in the borderland between Zaire and Angola. In the course of their history they were exposed to various influences. The Pende crossed their realm, the Kongo introduced the sacred kaolin and their masquerades are adopted from the Yaka.
Comparing literature
Gardi, Bernhard, Zaire - Masken Figuren, Basel 1986, p. 55, ill. 45