RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO

Details

Sculpture figurative Songyé
Songye figurative figure
République Démocratique du Congo
Hauteur: 22 cm. (8¾ in.)

Provenance

Olivier Gimpel, Londres
Collection Rudolf et Leonore Blum, acquis auprès de ce dernier en 1973

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Lot Essay

Puissante sculpture magico-religieuse songyé suintante suite aux différentes onctions dont elle a fait l'objet. Une corne d'antilope est encore fichée au sommet de son crâne. Voir Neyt (2004, fig.223) pour un torse songyé comparable.

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