Figure féminine debout · R. D. Congo, Royaume Kuba / Kete · ID: 3050118
Vendu
1 200 €
Description
light wood, pigments, rest.
According to Felix, the few rather large female sculptures among different Kuba groups had a role to play during male initiation; such statues were placed in the inititation enclosure.
Littérature comparée
Felix, Marc Leo, Ritual Figures in Congo, Hong Kong 2018, p. 192 f.