Seated figure
D. R. Congo, Dengese (?)
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Provenance
Christian Duponcheel, Brussels/New YorkTaille
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch
Description
wood, encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, holding a vessel in his hands, drilling in the area of the back and on top of the head, rep (breakage left hand), missing parts (feet), cracks, traces of abrasion, wooden socle;
the Dengese are a small ethnical group in central Democratic Republic Congo, belonging to the so-called “Kuba Complex”.