Bemba Statue, Congo

EUR 1.800,-
Private German Collection, Hamburg
Form. Cornette, Paris (Auction 9.3.2015)

Female Bemba Figure
Congo
48 cm
Wood

BEMBA R.D. DU CONGO Wood. H. 48 cm Statuette female standing, legs bent on a circular base, hands resting on either side of the abdomen. The face is characteristic of the styles of this region of eastern Congo, the cheeks and upper chest are scarified. Beautiful brown patina. Deep hole in the head.

Bemba female figure with classical posture, dark brown wood and black head.

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