Zemanek-Münster

Standing female figure

R. D. Congo, Kuba
Vendu 1 500 €
Provenance
Dutch Private Collection
Mon Steyaert, Brussels, Belgium
Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium
Taille
H: 80 cm
H: 31.5 inch

Description

light brown wood, mat black patina, heavy hanging breasts and massive round shoulders, thin arms flanking the body, the massive neck carrying a head with deformed back and a special coiffure with shaved edges above the forehead, incised scarifications in concentrical lines and geometrical figures on abdomen and buttocks, rest. (base), minor missing parts, traces of old insect caused damage (preabdomen), paint rubbed off, base


Littérature comparée

Cornet, Joseph, A survey of Zairan Art, The Bronson Collection, Raleigh 1978, p. 249, ill. 140

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