Standing female figure · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3038197
Yann Ferrandin, Paris, France
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.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3038197 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 399.
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Comparing literature
Bastin, Marie-Louise, La sculpture Tshokwe, Gossau 1982, p. 171