Standing female figure · D. R. Congo, Bwende · ID: 3036997

Name: Standing female figure
SKU: 3036997
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

French Private Collection, Paris

Size

H: 23,5 cm

H: 9.3 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, slightly encrusted in some areas, in parts shiny, squatting posture with pointed knees, flat hat-like headdress, diamond-shaped scarification marks on belly and cheeks, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, base;
stylistically the Bwende are situated between the Kongo and the Bembe and draw their sculpted ritual and functional objects from both of these groups. Given the importance of the ancestor cult, most objects are linked with it and its elaborate funeral ceremonies.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3036997 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 448.

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