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Lot 94
95e Vente aux enchères Tribal Art

Figure masculine debout

R. D. Congo, Basikasingo (est)
Vendu 1 200 €
Provenance
North Collection, London, England
Ladislas Segy, New York, USA (acquired in 1951)
Rolf Huisgen, Munich, Germany (1975)
Taille
H: 36,5 cm
H: 14.4 inch

Description

wood, pigments, traces of insect caused damage, base

According to Segy, these figures were placed at burial grounds. Accordingly, he interpreted the gesture of the figure, with the hand placed on the left cheek, as a gesture of mourning.

Expertise

Certificate Ladislas Segy, No. 846, New York, June 25, 1975

Littérature comparée

Publications

Segy, Ladislas, "African sculpture speaks", 3rd print., 1961, p. 227, fig. 270; The same, "African sculpture speaks", 3rd ed. (revised and enlarged), 1969, p. 262, ill. 402
Afrique
Figures

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