Standing male figure · D. R. Congo, Salampasu · ID: 3037077
Description
wood, stained reddish brown patina, two copper rings, kaolin, characteristic facial features: extremely bulging forehead, the eye-zone deepened in a horizontal line, short nose with curved bridge, rectangular teeth-revealing mouth, slightly dam., cracks, missing parts (both foot tips), base;
the Salampasu are mainly known for their masks. Figures are rare, they presumably depict ancestors.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3037077 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 508.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 152 f.