MAGICAL FEMALE FIGURE

Estimated Value:

1.000 € - 1.500 €

Result:

1.554 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

PR Congo/ Zaire, Bembe
H. 18,5 cm
A female figure standing on a square base, holding a vessel in her left hand and a knife (partly broken off) in her right. The torso, wrapped in blue cotton up to the feet, bears geometrically arranged scarification scars on the front. The wrapped part of the body is lighter and does not have the patina of the torso, which shows the breasts bound by a band. Smooth cap of hair over a prominent face with white inlaid eyes. Crack extending into the neck on the right side of the head.
Important Bavarian Private Collection, purchased at Lempertz Brussels, 23 February 1991, Lot 118

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