Standing male figure · D. R. Congo, Salampasu · ID: 3035290
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Provenance
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 84 cm
H: 33.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, kaolin, tribe-typical facial features with whitened teeth, holes on top of the head, min. dam., missing parts (foot tips, thumbs), traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, socle;
figures of the Salampasu - especially in this size - are very rare.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 153, ill. 10