Standing pair of figures · Tanzania, Sukuma · ID: 3034915
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumWalter Hekster, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 49 cm
50 cm
H: 19.3 inch
19.7 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina with traces of black paint, seven beaded strings, male/female, both extremely long-legged with identical formed bodies, prominent sexual characteristics, slightly dam. (noses), minor missing parts (foot tip of the male figure right hand side), paint rubbed off, socles;
figures in pairs usually depict the primordial couple.
Expertise
Certificat, Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels 24.10.2001