Kneeling female figure · D. R. Congo, Yombe · ID: 3049448

Name: Kneeling female figure
SKU: 3049448
Price: 6000 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 6,000

Provenance

Christie’s, South Kensington, 22 November 1988, Lot 200
German Private Collection

Size

H: 20 cm

H: 7.9 inch

Description

wood, rich patina, surface treated with wax or oil,

Masterful carving, body forms and facial features are beautifully shaped. Her coiffure forms a point at the top and is decorated with incised geometric motifs, ears and eyebrows are ornamentally designed.

Her left hand is holding her breast in a gesture demonstrating her nurturing faculties. After being magically activated by a ritual specialist, it would have been used by an individual to favorably manipulate forces and alter events, most probably relating to the enhancement of fertility.

The object Kneeling female figure with the object ID 3049448 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 34 achieved a sales price of EUR 6,000.

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