Figure sans bras "ngeze" de la société "bwami" · R. D. Congo, Lega · ID: 3047948
Vendu
1 500 €
Provenance
Claude Vérité, Paris, FranceStéphane Mangin, Galerie Kanaga, Paris
Michel Boulanger, Liège, Belgium
Description
wood, pigments, base
According to Biebuyck “ngeze” personifies an individual who wants to achieve higher initiation but fails to prepare for it. He is a “salugi”, Lazy Bones. (Biebuyck, 2002, p. 127, Cat. 68)
Littérature comparée
Biebuyck, Daniel P., Lega, Ethics and Beauty in the Heart of Africa, Brussels 2002, p. 127, Cat. 68