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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.

The object Standing male figure “mukuya” with the object ID 3044273 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 355 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,300.

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Comparing literature

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

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