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Lot Essay
Leon Siroto attributed this figure to the Mashongo
Details
A FINE VILI FEMALE FIGURE
Standing with the long arms held free of the body, an implement in each hand, the whitened face with glass inlaid eyes, the incised and blackened coiffure in six vertical ridges, a fibre cord tied about the breasts, on rectangular base, painted embellishments
24cm. high
Standing with the long arms held free of the body, an implement in each hand, the whitened face with glass inlaid eyes, the incised and blackened coiffure in six vertical ridges, a fibre cord tied about the breasts, on rectangular base, painted embellishments
24cm. high
Literature
Fagg, W., Miniature Wood Carvings of Africa, Bath, 1970, p.56, fig.46
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.