Zemanek-Münster

Pendant "ikoko"

D. R. Congo, Pende
sold EUR 1,500
Size
H: 6 cm
H: 2.4 inch

Description

ivory, bulging forehead, beard (“mwevu”) as symbol for authority and wisdom of the ancestors, characteristic ornamental decor: circle with central drilling, min. dam., fine cracks


Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 141, ill. 14

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