Maternity
R. D. Congo, Tchokwé
Vendu
5 500 €
Provenance
Reynold C. Kerr, New York, USAJean David, Zurich, Switzerland
Taille
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, remains of pigments, carrying a child on the left hip, forehead scarifications “kilenge” and body scarifications “mikonda”, pierced ears, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base;
mother-and-child figures are relatively rare in Chokwe art. They express the essential role of women as the providers of life who thereby ensure the community’s continuity and prosperity.
Littérature comparée
Jordán, Manuel (ed.), Chokwe!, München, London, New York 1998, ill. 113 (probably same sculptor)Publications
David, Jean & Gerhard Merzeder, Chokwe and their Bantu neighbours, Zurich 2003, ill. 114AHDRC: 0123228