Rare charm ·  R. D. Congo, Pende · ID: 3038205

Description

ivory, polished, pigment remains, in form of an anthropomorphic figure wearing a “mbuya” mask, holes for attachment, min. dam., small missing parts, base;
probably intended for healing purposes.

Littérature comparée

Beaulieux, Dick, Belgium collects African Art, Brussels 2000, p. 199 Utotombo - L'Art d'Afrique noire dans les collections privées belges, Bruxelles 1988, p. 215, ill. 184