Janus figure with prominent coiffure
Angola / D. R. Congo, Border area, Ukwango Region, Kwese
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenSize
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch
Description
wood, rich oily reddish brown patina, deepenings with residues of mass in the ears
Probably once crowning the handle of a dignitary staff.
For three stylistically comparable works, all probably from the same region, see AHDRC 0148410, 0035387 and 0013479; the latter object, a figuratively carved staff, could come from the same workshop as the present figure.
Publications
AHDRC: 0170767