Zemanek-Münster

Sitting figure of the Queen "Holo dya Mukhetu"

D. R. Congo, Holo
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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