Zemanek-Münster

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R. D. Congo, Hemba
Vendu 700 €
Provenance
Reinhold Werr, Würzburg, Germany (coll. in situ, 1968)
Taille
H: 75 cm
H: 29.5 inch

Description

wood, reddish patina, remains of pigments, post-shaped corpus without arms and legs, shoulder- and breast area indicated, crowned by a janus head with nearly identical facial features and disc-shaped headgear, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, traces of weathering, cracks;
tall cylindrical posts with anthropomorphic heads are found in the villages of many ethnic groups, even among the neighbouring Tabwa. They should protect the village and its leader.


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