Head sculpture · D. R. Congo, Mangbetu/Azande · ID: 3032514
Patric Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Description
wood, shiny middle brown patina, pokerwork, a columnar neck supporting a narrow face with pronounced back of the head, min. dam., fissures, minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
the Mangbetu live in the northeastern Zaire, bordering the Sudan and the Zentral African Republic. They mainly produce articles of daily use or ritual objects. Figures of the Mangbetu are rare. They appear individual or in pairs and can be looked upon as representations of ancestors. The shape of the deformed head reflects the practice to bandage the childrens heads to achieve the prominent back of the head, which corresponds to the current ideal of beauty the Mangbetu aristocracy always had.
L’objet Head sculpture avec l’ID d’objet 3032514 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 68th tribal art auction dans 3 mars 2012 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 451 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 800 €.
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