Standing female figure with mourning gesture · Tanzania, Holoholo / Fipa · ID: 3035896
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
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.”
The object Standing female figure with mourning gesture with the object ID 3035896 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 459.
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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
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