Auction 104 After sale
Zemanek-Münster

Standing female power figure

D. R. Congo, Yaka
sold EUR 200
Provenance
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch

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


Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 36 f.

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