Standing male figure · D. R. Congo, Tabwa · ID: 3031749
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, GermanySize
H: 34,5 cm
H: 13.6 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, high-legged, the hands resting on the chest, crowned by an oval head with big eyes and a cavity on top, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion;
the art of the Tabwa shows infleuences of Luba art, as well as influences of the Fipa and Nyamwezi.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3031749 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 469 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 171, ill. 18