Maternity figure - Beads, Wood - Ovimbundu - Congo
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Description
Sculpture featuring a young Ovimbundu woman whose child is sucking on her breast. Both faces with beaded eyes, whose forehead bears a single arabesque scarification, is hollowed out into a heart. As for the hairstyle, it evokes the one, fashioned with oil and red ochre, of young girls nyaneka following the efuko ritual.
"Object
Maternity Figure
Ethnic group:
Ovimbundu
Country:
Congo
Material:
Wood
Estimated period:
Second half 20th century
Sold with stand:
No
Dimensions:
42x12x10 cm
Weight:
1100 gram
Condition:
Good condition, used with some signs of wear"
Reserve: $100.00
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Maternity figure - Beads, Wood - Ovimbundu - Congo
Estimate $120 - $150
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