Figure masculine debout "mukuya" · R. D. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3044273
Vendu
3 300 €
Provenance
Belgian Private CollectionDescription
wood, porcelain, crypto power figure
The most striking feature of Bembe statuettes is their lengthened body which is richly decorated with tattoos, marking the identity of the depicted person as well as her social rank.
Littérature comparée
Lehuard, Raoul & Alain Lecomte, Sculpture Babembe, Paris 2010, p. 142, ill. 77