Standing male figure · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3037841
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Provenance
Jay T. Last, Los Angeles, USAJohn A. Buxton, Dallas, USA
Size
H:21,5 cm
H:8.5 inch
Description
ivory, round, open-worked base, cylindrical form, accentuated gender, striking big head with deepened eye zone and bean-shaped eyes, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
within men’s society “bwami” just members of the “kindi” level were allowed to possess such ivory figures. Each object was combined with special proverbs implying positive or negative meaning, depending on the context in which they were used.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3037841 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 441.
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