Maternité · D. R. Congo, Zombo · ID: 3039673
Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USA
Description
matt brown patina, red and white pigment, stocky body with tube-like bent arms, prominent face with bean-shaped eyes, pierced nose and a small mouth situated at the tip of the chin, the child without arms and oddly twisted head, slightly dam., minor missing parts through insect caused damage (right foot), fine cracks, plate;
according to Felix maternitiy figures of the Zombo belonged to clan leaders or were used for passage of power rites.
The object Maternité with the object ID 3039673 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 514.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 208 f.