Standing female figure "iginga" · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3033481
Britt Raymond E. Jr. & Jean, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sotheby’s New York, 11 November 2005, lot 113
Description
wood, varied reddish to medium brown patina, linear scarification marks on breast and abdomen, min. dam., fine cracks, paint rubbed off, on metal plate;
figures created for the Lega “bwami” men’s society illustrate characters with either good or poor moral values. It can be assumed that the present figure with her fine scarifications, carefully rounded head and symmetrical facial features portrays a “good” woman with positive traits.
The object Standing female figure “iginga” with the object ID 3033481 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 417 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,250.
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Publications
Bradley, Traditional African Sculpture from the Britt Family Collection, 1982, p. 9, figure 6, catalogue of the exhibition, Notre Dame, Indiana, The Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, October 24 - December 19, 1982