Ivory figurine
D. R. Congo, Bakongo, Loango region
Vendu
800 €
Provenance
Michel Vanderbroke, Geneva, SwitzerlandTaille
H: 9 cm
H: 3.5 inch
Description
polished, coloured white and yellow, natural texture, standing, with the body describing a wide bow, both arms raised aside the head presenting extremely fine carved hands, on the backside the filigree figure is stabilized by a kind of clasp with diamond-shaped incisions, base;
presumably once the tip of a ceremonial horn. In Colon style, possibly a reminiscence of the crucified Jesus Christ.