Janus figure ·  R. D. Congo, Yanzi · ID: 3032825

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, male/female, arranged back to back, the female figure with the bulging belly of a pregnant woman, slightly dam., on base;
androgynous or janus figures found in the area could represent the primal couple or might be used as objects to balance the opposing forces of nature.

Littérature comparée

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 196 f.