Seated figure
D. R. Congo, Bakongo
sold
EUR 2,800
Provenance
Taylor Dale, Santa Fé, New MexicoSize
H: 14 cm
H: 5.5 inch
Description
wood, with visible grains, middle brown patina, remains of black paint, fine carved facial features with painted pupils, beautiful details: delicate carved hands, feet and ears, wearing a kind of phantastic clothing: tailcoat-like jacket without arms, the wrists carved with bracelets, long trousers originally in striped decor, fez-like headdress, ornamental tattoos on temples and cheeks, slightly dam., minor crack at the base