Standing female ancestor figure · D. R. Congo, Buyu · ID: 3035059

Name: Standing female ancestor figure
SKU: 3035059
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Size

H: 51,5 cm

H: 20.3 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, strong body, a fine grooved nose ridge, incised linear tattoos on face and body, slightly dam., cracks (head, base), minor missing parts (base, left ear), light traces of abrasion, socle;
the Buye people are a small ethnical group, living between the Bembe in the east and the Bangubangu in the west. Buye, Bembe and Basikasingo, a sub-group of the Buye, are stylistically mixed up and difficult to distinguish. Sculptures of the Buye were mainly created in honour of royal deads.

The object Standing female ancestor figure with the object ID 3035059 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 323.

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