Standing female figure with mourning gesture

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Description

wood, matt reddish brown patina with remains of black paint, rising from long legs, compact body with crossed arms, unusual depiction of the breasts, animal hair stuffed into the right arm opening, straw skirt (rep.), slight abrasion of paint, cracks (base);
rare !
Ch. Bordogna stated: “possibly a protective figure from the Lake region showing Tabwa-Luba influence.”

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Publications

Bordogna, Charles, A Tanzanian tradition, Tenafly 1989, ill. 19 Bordogna (Charles), Tenafly: "The Discerning Eye: African Art from the Collection of Carl and Wilma Zabel", The African Art Museum of the SMA fathers, 2005

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Exhibition

Tenafly, NJ, USA: "The Discerning Eye: African Art from the Collection of Carl and Wilma Zabel", The African Art Museum of the SMA fathers, 5 June-25 September 2005

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