Standing male figure "mukuya", D. R. Congo, Bembe, Size: H: 20 cm (H: 7.9 inch), ID: 3044273

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Lot 355

89th Tribal Art Auction

Standing male figure "mukuya" · D. R. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3044273

sold EUR 3,300

Provenance

Belgian Private Collection

Size

H: 20 cm

H: 7.9 inch

Description

wood, porcelain, crypto power figure

The most striking feature of Bembe statuettes is their lengthened body which is richly decorated with tattoos, marking the identity of the depicted person as well as her social rank.

Comparing literature

Lehuard, Raoul & Alain Lecomte, Sculpture Babembe, Paris 2010, p. 142, ill. 77

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