Standing female figure · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3038197
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Provenance
French Colonial Collection, ParisYann Ferrandin, Paris, France
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, black paint in some areas, closed contours, tribe-typical facial features and dotted scarification marks, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
female statuettes carved in the classical Chokwe style are much rarer than male ones. This figure represents a mature and accomplished Chokwe woman whose body scarifications testify that she has undergone various forms of female initiation.
Comparing literature
Bastin, Marie-Louise, La sculpture Tshokwe, Gossau 1982, p. 171