Ivory figurine ·  D. R. Congo, Bakongo, Loango region · ID: 3036065

Description

polished, coloured white and yellow, natural texture, standing, with the body describing a wide bow, both arms raised aside the head presenting extremely fine carved hands, on the backside the filigree figure is stabilized by a kind of clasp with diamond-shaped incisions, base;
presumably once the tip of a ceremonial horn. In Colon style, possibly a reminiscence of the crucified Jesus Christ.

The object Ivory figurine with the object ID 3036065 was part of the auction 75th tribal art auction on November 30, 2013. The object with the lot number 391 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 750.

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