Maternité · D. R. Congo, Bwende · ID: 3048969
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Provenance
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, BelgiumSize
H: 17,3 cm
H: 6.8 inch
Description
wood, white miniature glass beads,
For a stylistically very similar figure see AHDRC 0164801.
Stylistically the Bwende are situated between the Kongo and the Bembe and draw their sculpted ritual and functional objects from both of these groups.
Given the importance of the ancestor cult, most objects are linked with it and its elaborate funeral ceremonies.
The object Maternité with the object ID 3048969 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 259.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 164