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A FINE BEMBE FIGURE
With red painted glass inlay to the eyes, tall median crested coiffure scorched beard, incised scarification to the abdomen, dark glossy patina
18cm. high
With red painted glass inlay to the eyes, tall median crested coiffure scorched beard, incised scarification to the abdomen, dark glossy patina
18cm. high
Provenance
Tristan Tzara
Literature
Fagg, W., Miniature Wood Carvings of Africa, Bath, 1970, p.60, fig.52
Exhibited
African and New Guinea Sculpture from the Josef Herman Collection, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 1969, no.13
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