Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Tabwa
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.