Maternity figure – Wood – Yombe – DR Congo

No Reserve! Title: Maternity figure – Wood – Yombe – DR Congo Provenance/Additional Info: The 300,000 YOMBE people are artistically prolific. Their maternity figures have a high pointed or round

Lovely Yombe maternity figure. The 300,000 YOMBE people are artistically prolific. Their maternity figures have a high pointed or rounded coiffure incised with geometric motifs. This superb example of

No Reserve! Title: Maternity figure – Glass, Wood – Phemba – Yombe – Congo DRC Provenance/Additional Info: Interesting Mother figure who is breastfedding their 2 children. The mother figure ha

Fine carved wooden broom with ancestor figure from the Yombe people, former Belgian Congo. Used during ceremonial purposes. The ancestor figure has a fine aged patina and a fine face expression. Condi

Title: Nkisi Figure - Nail, Wood - Yombe - Congo Additional Information: Powerfull Nail fetish figure from the Yombe tribe of DR Congo. A Nkisi refers to the spiritual nature of the figure where nkond

Powerfull Nail fetish figure from the Yombe tribe of DR Congo. A Nkisi refers to the spiritual nature of the figure where nkondi refers to the power of the figure itself. Spiritual and religious speci

Title: Maternity figure - Beads, Wood - Ovimbundu - Congo Description: Great maternity figure from the Ovimbundu tribe of DR Congo. Sculpture featuring a young Ovimbundu woman whose child is sucking o

Two African carved wood maternity figures, including: Yombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), kneeling mother, with snake headdress; together with seated, possibly from DRC, holding you

Two African carved wood maternity figures, including: Yombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), kneeling mother, with snake headdress; together with seated, possibly from DRC, holding you

Two African Kongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo carved wood figures; one Yombe maternity group with metal elements to face; the other kneeling, with firearm; H: 32 3/4" (taller, approx.&#4

Two African Kongo/Yombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Angola carved wood phemba (maternity figures); H: 21 1/4" (taller, approx.)

No Reserve! Title: Maternity statue – Wood – Bena Lulua – DR Congo Provenance/Additional Info: Powerfull maternity statuefrom the LULUA people of DR Congo. The wooden figure has an stylistic coi

Two carved wood Kongo/Yombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Angola figures, including: mixed media nkisi nkondi (power figure); together with phemba (maternity group); H: 20" &#4

A Pende maternity figure, D.R. Congo, depicting a mother with child on her hip and representing the fertility and the continuing lineage of the tribe, covered in red pigment and black, classically dis

Title: Wooden half fetish figure, Yombe people, DR Congo Size (CM): 23 x 8 x 12 Additional Information: A wooden fetish figure bound in ropes created by the Yombe people. The item shows clear signs of

Title: Wooden half fetish figure, Yombe people, DR Congo Additional information: A wooden fetish figure bound in ropes created by the Yombe people. The item shows clear signs of age. Origin: DR Congo

Title: King ancestral figure - Wood - Ndengese - DR Congo Additional Information: Stylistic Ndengese King ancestral figure with nice varied patina. The stylistic similarities with the sculpture of the

Powerfull wooden Katanda figure from the Lega tribe of DR Congo. Within the context of the Bwami society one finds a number of fixed representations of important social themes. One is Katanda. Katanda

No Reserve! Title: Ancestor figure – Wood – Teke – DR Congo Provenance/Additional Info: he figures carved by Teke are characterized by slightly bent legs, a columnar torso framed by arms bent a

No Reserve! Title: Ancestor figure – Wood – Kusu – DR Congo Provenance/Additional Info: Beautiful male ancestor figure of the KUSU tribe from D.R. Congo. Kusu figures have the same kind of appea

Hemba Luba Figure. Carved wood. DR Congo. Size: 23"L (59 cm).

Title: Figure - Cauris, Copper, Wood - Yombe - Congo Description: Unique Yombe standing figure. The unusual figure is covered with copper plates in golden color. The 300,000 YOMBE people are artistica

Powerful ancestor figure from the Babembe people of DR Congo. Good aged patina with beautifull scarifications pn the belly. The function of Bembe art is said to be primarily concerned with contacting

DESCRIPTION: Lega Figure. Angular legs tapering to the torso with truncated arms, the sloping shoulders supporting the head with scooped, heart-shaped facial plane, notched mouth and coffee-bean eyes.