Lot 0151

Standing figure - D. R. Congo, Kuba

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wood, shiny, blackish brown patina, barrel-shaped upper part of the body with proportionally thin arms, decorated with elaborate scarification marks, which can even be found on the strong neck, the head marked by symmetrical facial features with serene expression and tribe typical coiffure, slightly dam., cracks (above all at the back of the head), slight traces of abrasion;
probably a figure called "ndop", representing the highest leaders of the Kuba "nyim". The statues were kept in the womens rooms. They should provide fertility and should substitute the king during times of absence.
H: 35 cm, H: 13,8 inch
Provenance:
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Lit.: Robbins, Warren M. & Nancy Ingram Nooter, African Art in American Collections, o.O. 1989, p. 421, ill. 1070
Continent: Africa

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Standing figure - D. R. Congo, Kuba

Name: Standing figure - D. R. Congo, Kuba
SKU: 33663068
Price: 1000 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €1,200 - €5,000

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