Standing male ancestor figure ·  D. R. Congo, Kusu · ID: 3040246

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, majestically raised head, self-confident pose, provided with beard, diadem-like headband and cross-shaped coiffure, slightly dam., cracks, missing parts caused by insects (base), custome mount;
the Kusu live in the eastern central Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their art is strongly influenced by the Hemba and the Luba in the south. Sculpture focusses on ancestor figures, which clearly remind of the “singiti” ancestor figures of the Hemba.

The object Standing male ancestor figure with the object ID 3040246 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 481 achieved a sales price of EUR 5,000.

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