Squatting female power figure · D. R. Congo, Kanyok (Kanioka) / Kuba Kingdom · ID: 3047240
sold
EUR 1,700
Provenance
Eugeen Reuse, Moorslede, Belgium (coll. in the Congo 1900-1904)Family estate (until 2014)
Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, glass beads, deepenings for insertion of magical substances
In this unusual figure the connection with a fertility cult seems obvious.The way the forearms and lower legs merge into a single unit is reminiscent of the abstraction of modern sculpture.
The object Squatting female power figure with the object ID 3047240 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 252 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,700.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0130050