Janus figure

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Description

wood, reddish brown patina, male/female, arranged back to back, the female figure with the bulging belly of a pregnant woman, slightly dam., on base;
androgynous or janus figures found in the area could represent the primal couple or might be used as objects to balance the opposing forces of nature.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 196 f.

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