Standing female figure · D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3039563
sold
EUR 700
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
ivory, tribe-typical head, min. dam., fine cracks;
the shape of the deformed head reflects the practice to bandage the childrens heads to achieve a prominent back of the head, which corresponds to the current ideal of beauty the Mangbetu aristocracy always had.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3039563 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 471 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.
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Comparing literature
Yale Archive No. 0065616 (comparable object, probably same carver)