Sitting figure of the Queen "Holo dya Mukhetu", D. R. Congo, Holo, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3034236

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Lot 140

72nd tribal art auction

Sitting figure of the Queen "Holo dya Mukhetu" · D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3034236

sold EUR 200

Provenance

Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany

Size

H: 22 cm

H: 8.7 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, traces of camwood powder, symmetrical posture with elbows on the knees, the coiffure arranged in two lateral braids, cavities for insertion of magical material in head and breast, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage and weathering, both forearms missing

Comparing literature

Neyt, Francois, Die Kunst der Holo, München 1982, p. 49, ill. 5

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