Standing male figure · D. R. Congo, Basikasingo (eastern) · ID: 3047086
Ladislas Segy, New York, USA (acquired in 1951)
Rolf Huisgen, Munich, Germany (1975)
Description
wood, pigments, traces of insect caused damage, base
According to Segy, these figures were placed at burial grounds. Accordingly, he interpreted the gesture of the figure, with the hand placed on the left cheek, as a gesture of mourning.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3047086 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 94 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Expertise
Certificate Ladislas Segy, No. 846, New York, June 25, 1975
Comparing literature
Publications
Segy, Ladislas, "African sculpture speaks", 3rd print., 1961, p. 227, fig. 270; The same, "African sculpture speaks", 3rd ed. (revised and enlarged), 1969, p. 262, ill. 402