Small standing figure · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3033257
sold
EUR 3,200
Provenance
Christie’s London, 28 November 1983, lot 477Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany
Size
H: 11,5 cm
H: 4.5 inch
Description
ivory, honey brown patina, simple forms, heart-shaped deepened facial plane with accentuated eyes, min. dam., minor missing parts (left foot tip), fissures through age, on acryl base;
within men’s society “bwami” just members of the “kindi” level were allowed to possess such ivory figures. Each object was combined with special proverbs implying positive or negative meaning, depending on the context in which they were used.