Standing female ancestor figure · R. D. Congo, Buyu · ID: 3035059
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Description
wood, brown patina, strong body, a fine grooved nose ridge, incised linear tattoos on face and body, slightly dam., cracks (head, base), minor missing parts (base, left ear), light traces of abrasion, socle;
the Buye people are a small ethnical group, living between the Bembe in the east and the Bangubangu in the west. Buye, Bembe and Basikasingo, a sub-group of the Buye, are stylistically mixed up and difficult to distinguish. Sculptures of the Buye were mainly created in honour of royal deads.
Littérature comparée
Yale Archive No. 0057196 (comparable objects)