Maternity · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3040991
sold
EUR 5,500
Provenance
Reynold C. Kerr, New York, USAJean David, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, remains of pigments, carrying a child on the left hip, forehead scarifications “kilenge” and body scarifications “mikonda”, pierced ears, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base;
mother-and-child figures are relatively rare in Chokwe art. They express the essential role of women as the providers of life who thereby ensure the community’s continuity and prosperity.
Comparing literature
Jordán, Manuel (ed.), Chokwe!, München, London, New York 1998, ill. 113 (probably same sculptor)
Publications
David, Jean & Gerhard Merzeder, Chokwe and their Bantu neighbours, Zurich 2003, ill. 114AHDRC: 0123228