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.