Maternité "phemba" · R. D. Congo, Yombe / Vili · ID: 3045696
Philippe Ratton, Paris, France
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Description
wood, shiny patina, handwritten collection number “52 / 547” on the object, various labels, base
These mother-child representations are known throughout the Congo as “phemba”. They are considered to be the homage of the primordial mother, the guardian of fertility, but at the same time reminiscent of transitoriness, the eternal cycle of life and death.
She is equipped with elaborate scarifications, arm rings, loincloth, typical hairstyle and filed incisors. All attributes that are reserved in the Congo society only for persons of high rank and title.
L’objet Maternité “phemba” avec l’ID d’objet 3045696 a fait partie de l’enchère 92e vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 29 juin 2019 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 248.
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Publications
Galerie Ratton: "Duo", text by Raoul Lehuard, Paris 2012, p. 50 / 51
AHDRC: 0125194