Standing female figure · D. R. Congo, Yombe · ID: 3035993
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
Description
wood, slightly shiny reddish brown patina, black paint in some areas (neck, coiffure), mirror glass eyes, disc-shaped flattened projecting coiffure, overlong ears, slightly dam., crack (bottom), base;
this figure is “naked”, i. e. not charged with power-giving substances. Because of the posture of the arms it can be assumed that originally a box with magical contents was placed at the belly.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3035993 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 449.
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Comparing literature
Tollebeek, Jo (ed.), Mayombe, Tielt 2010, p. 108 f.