Rare metal figure · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3046217
Alain Lecomte, Paris, France
Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium (1996)
Description
copper alloy (bronze, brass), base
An almost identical figure shown by R. Lehuard, Les arts Bateke, Arnouville 1996, p. 373/ right (AHDRC 0013516).
According to Lehuard the western face of this figure is based on a kind of pipe bowl, “La Bretonne”, made in France, that circulated on the coast of Africa from the middle of the 19th century till the beginning of the 20th century.
The object Rare metal figure with the object ID 3046217 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 315.
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Publications
Lehuard, Raoul, Les arts Bateke, Arnouville 1996, p. 373 (right)
AHDRC: 0134002