Zemanek-Münster

Figure of a drummer ·  R. D. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3034919

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Provenance
Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium
Dave de Roche, San Francisco, USA

Description

wood, honey brown patina, black paint, the body extremely inclined to the front, supporting the slender drum between the legs, fixed by a (carved) rope around the waist, upturned face, rep. (continuous crack: drum, rope, right elbow, left hand), missing parts (foot zone, base), crack, metal plate;
the Bembe live in the southeastern borderland of the Kivu province, they form a complex ethnical entity, in combining various cultural traditions. Only little is known on their culture and art.


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