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Figure masculine debout "mukuya" ·  R. D. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3044273

Vendu 3 300 €
Provenance
Belgian Private Collection

Description

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


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