Figure masculine debout · R. D. Congo, Complexe Mangbetu, Uele / Momvu · ID: 3051880
Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany (2007)
Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium (2009)
Description
wood, rest., base
Figure of strikingly athletic build with elongated upper body and arms, extremely broad shoulders and strong calves. There are formally comparable figures from the Uele region that were collected early on. Cf. AHDRC 0033449 (collected by Italian missionaries before 1900) and AHDRC 0144136 (from the holdings of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, acquired in 1912).
In keeping with the ideal of beauty of the Mangbetu aristocracy, this figure shows an elongated skull. The rather rare figures of the Mangbetu appeared individually or in pairs and can be regarded as representations of ancestors.
L’objet Figure masculine debout avec l’ID d’objet 3051880 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères Vente aux enchères 104 dans 12 avril 2025 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 367 a atteint un prix de vente de 8 500 €.
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Publications
BRAFA - 54th Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair, Brussels, Belgium, 23 January -1 February 2009
AHDRC: 0033513