Zemanek-Münster

Small figure

D. R. Congo, Luntu/Bakwa Luntu
not available anymore
Provenance
Kenneth Adelman, USA (inter alia Director of the US AID Zaire and deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations), he collected the piece in the field prior to 1975.
David Gelbard, New York, USA
Scott Rodolitz, New York, USA
Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch

Description

wood, shiny dark brown patina, remains of pigments, simple facial features with accentuated eyes, conical headgear with remains of magical mass, min. dam., missing part, on wooden base


Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 93

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