Seated figure with child · D. R. Congo, Tetela · ID: 3046664
Description
clay, vegetal fibres, glass beads, cracks, base
The face of this unusual figure seems to have a large mask placed in front of it, that has extremely expressive, displaced facial features. Its horn-like hairstyle is made-up of two cartridge cases.
The beautifully modeled and completely symmetrical body has only one breast.
The object Seated figure with child with the object ID 3046664 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 354 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,600.
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