Mother and child · Angola, Chokwe · ID: 3035151
sold
EUR 2,000
Size
H: 36,5 cm
H: 14.4 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, twisted body, the schematized figure of a child crosswise superimposed, the face marked by a tapering chin and massive ears, slightly dam., cracks (right side of the body, back), rep. (right shank), socle;
mother-and-child images refer to the universal theme of motherhood, underscoring ideas of nourishment, family and continuity of a lineage or state.
The object Mother and child with the object ID 3035151 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 427 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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