Small standing figure · D. R. Congo, Songe, Sankuru/Lubefu region · ID: 3041945
not available anymore
Provenance
Reynold C. Kerr, New York City, USAJohn A. Buxton, Dallas, USA
Private Collection
Pace Gallery, New York, USA
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 16 cm
H: 6.3 inch
Description
wood, rich brown shiny patina, slender body with extremely elongated arms, accurately carved facial features with grooved coiffure, on cubic base;
present figure can be located in the Sankuru and Lufebu region because of certain style characteristics: above all the prominent form of the mouth and the distinct Philtrum (groove between nose and mouth), the curved hairline, the columnar neck and the large feet (compare Neyt, 2004, ill. 101).
Comparing literature
Neyt, Francois, Songye, Brussels 2004, p. 126 ff.