Post figure · D. R. Congo, Hemba · ID: 3034285
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Reinhold Werr, Würzburg, Germany (coll. in situ, 1968)Size
H: 75 cm
H: 29.5 inch
Description
wood, reddish patina, remains of pigments, post-shaped corpus without arms and legs, shoulder- and breast area indicated, crowned by a janus head with nearly identical facial features and disc-shaped headgear, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, traces of weathering, cracks;
tall cylindrical posts with anthropomorphic heads are found in the villages of many ethnic groups, even among the neighbouring Tabwa. They should protect the village and its leader.