Standing male figure · D. R. Congo, Kuba, Bembe, Kuyu-Goma (Havu?) · ID: 3037882
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Provenance
Maria Wyss, Basel, SwitzerlandWalter Schweizer, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
Size
H: 53,5 cm
H: 21.1 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, powerful and expressive forms: a big concave facial plane with bulging back of the head, round back with cleary visible traces of the cutting tool, projecting buttocks, short clamp-like arranged arms pointing to the prominent gender, raised scarification marks on temples and neck, slightly dam., cracks
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3037882 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 436.
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