Standing male ancestor figure ·  R. D. Congo, Tabwa · ID: 3028520

Description

wood, shiny black patina, the upper part of the body slightly turned to the left, the arms carved close to the body with the left arm - in a kind of dignified gesture - resting diagonal in front of the breast, incised lines marking the coiffure, nice detail: the blade bones indicated, slightly dam., hairline cracks (above all backside), paint rubbed off, on metal plate

Littérature comparée

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 361