Standing male figure ·  R. D. Congo, Salampasu · ID: 3037077

Description

wood, stained reddish brown patina, two copper rings, kaolin, characteristic facial features: extremely bulging forehead, the eye-zone deepened in a horizontal line, short nose with curved bridge, rectangular teeth-revealing mouth, slightly dam., cracks, missing parts (both foot tips), base;
the Salampasu are mainly known for their masks. Figures are rare, they presumably depict ancestors.

Littérature comparée

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 152 f.