Standing ancestor figure · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3036598
not available anymore
Provenance
Belgian Colonial CollectionChristie’s Paris, 4 December 2008, lot 193
Size
H: 33,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch
Description
wood, slightly shiny middle brown patina, hermaphrodite figure with male and female attributes, the coiffure backside arranged cross-shaped, min. dam., small missing parts (right heel), cracks, base;
in Luba sculpture, hermaphrodism expresses the dualistic nature of power.
Comparing literature
Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, New York 1996, p. 122, ill. 48