Standing male figure "mukuya" · D. R. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3044273
sold
EUR 3,300
Provenance
Belgian Private CollectionSize
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