Figure d"ancêtre féminine "singiti", fin 19e / début 20e siècle
R. D. Congo, Tumbwe, Lac du Tanganyika et Province
Vendu
17 000 €
Provenance
collected in Kenia, 1900-1910British Family Collection
Gisela Rauch (died 1992), Bad Kissingen, Germany
Taille
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch
Description
wood, rep. (left foot)
Rare figure of the Tumbwe (compare AHDRC 0149736 and 0029738). The figure shows stylistic appeals to the works of the “Warua” master or his workshop (see AHDRC 0029661). The cascading hairstyle is a reminiscence of the Luba Shankadi.