Figure féminine magique accroupie · R. D. Congo, Kanyok (Kanioka) / Royaume Kuba · ID: 3047240
Vendu
1 700 €
Provenance
Eugeen Reuse, Moorslede, Belgium (coll. in the Congo 1900-1904)Family estate (until 2014)
Description
wood, glass beads, deepenings for insertion of magical substances
In this unusual figure the connection with a fertility cult seems obvious.The way the forearms and lower legs merge into a single unit is reminiscent of the abstraction of modern sculpture.
Publications
AHDRC: 0130050