A RARE LWIMBI FIGURE, of tall, slender form, standing with the arms carved free of the body and the hands resting lightly on the hips, with carved lenticular eyes, small nose and mouth, the face recessed within borders to give a bonnet-like effect, an old crack at the back and one foot chipped, dark glossy patina, late 19th century | Christie's

Lot 109

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A RARE LWIMBI FIGURE, of tall, slender form, standing with the arms carved free of the body and the hands resting lightly on the hips, with carved lenticular eyes, small nose and mouth, the face recessed within borders to give a bonnet-like effect, an old crack at the back and one foot chipped, dark glossy patina, late 19th century

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A RARE LWIMBI FIGURE, of tall, slender form, standing with the arms carved free of the body and the hands resting lightly on the hips, with carved lenticular eyes, small nose and mouth, the face recessed within borders to give a bonnet-like effect, an old crack at the back and one foot chipped, dark glossy patina, late 19th century
51cm. high

Lot Essay

Madame Bastin has been kind enough to identify this figure for us as Lwimbi, a group who live just south of the Songo and near the Chokwe, by whose art they are obviously influenced.

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