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.
Comparing literature
Yale Archive No. 0065616 (comparable object, probably same carver)