Seated figure ·  D. R. Congo, Dengese (?) · ID: 3034643

Description

wood, encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, holding a vessel in his hands, drilling in the area of the back and on top of the head, rep (breakage left hand), missing parts (feet), cracks, traces of abrasion, wooden socle;
the Dengese are a small ethnical group in central Democratic Republic Congo, belonging to the so-called “Kuba Complex”.

The object Seated figure with the object ID 3034643 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 408.

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