Figural object
R. D. Congo, Vili
Vendu
3 000 €
Provenance
Michael Graham-Stewart, London/Auckland, Great Britain/New ZealandTaille
H: 13,5 cm
H: 5.3 inch
Description
ivory, polished, dark pigment rubbed into the deepenings, delicate carving, european clothing: tailcoat with banded collar, long trousers and footwear, holding a stoneware jug in his hands; the face with broad nose and filed incisors, as well as the headdress of african style, slightly dam., minor chips at the base, cracks, base;
it may have formed part of the handle of a flywhisk.