Standing figure · D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3035465
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Provenance
Lucas Ratton, Paris, FranceSize
H: 15 cm
H: 5.9 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, red pigment remains, the left hand akimbo, the right one raised, filed teeth and knob-shaped headgear, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
the posture of this figure is called “métanana”.
The object Standing figure with the object ID 3035465 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 318.
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Comparing literature
Lehuard, Raoul, Art Bakongo, Les Centres de Style, o.O. 1989, p. 262, ill. 8-2-5