Grande figure masculine · R. D. Congo, Metoko · ID: 3052302
Prix d'appel
4 000 €
Prix d'Estimation
8 000 €
Provenance
Herbert Hamak, Hammelburg, GermanyTaille
H: 147,5 cm
H: 58.1 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
Most of their figures have multiple uses which are connected with the"‘kota" (“bukota”) society forming the centre of social and political life, just like the “bwami” society of the Lega.
Littérature comparée
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 282