Zemanek-Münster

Standing female figure ·  D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3037127

sold EUR 500
Provenance
Old British Private Collection
Size
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch

Description

wood, stained greyish brown patina, characteristic hairdo with shaved contours, tribal marks on temples and belly, accentuation of collarbone and knees, dam. (right eye, nose), missing parts (feet), breakage (right wrist), abrasion of paint, cracks (right side of the head), metal plate;
although the body is rather meager and the collarbones are visible, the figure surely has something to do with fertility.


The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3037127 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 466 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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