Standing female power figure · D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3027916
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Description
wood, light brown patina, dark brown patina at the coiffure, the angled arms carved close to the body with the hands amalgamated in front of the breast, stylized facial features with linear incised tattoos underneath the eyes, small drilled holes in head, ears and anus (“cryptofetish”), slightly dam., coiffure, base
The object Standing female power figure with the object ID 3027916 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 131 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
You can find more Figures and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 36 f.