Standing female figure · D. R. Congo, Kuba/Dengese · ID: 3033388
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Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, fabric loincloth with cord for attachment, dignified posture, elaborate scarifications and coiffure, deformed back of the head, on plate;
presumably a commemorative figure for a female dignitary, who must have died in old age, which is indicated by the emaciated body (breasts) with the accentuated ribs.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3033388 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 402.
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