Seated figure ·  D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3037503

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

The object Seated figure with the object ID 3037503 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 413 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,800 with an asking price of EUR 2,200.

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