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View translationBembe female statuette . - Sculpture - Bembe - Congo (No Reserve Price)
No. 88166405
The Bembe are a Kongo ethnic group from the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Some groups are also present in northern Angola and northwestern DRC, Thies small statuettes represent ancestors and they have body and abdominal scarifications carved on them and usually have glass inserts for eyes to enhance their piercing gaze.
This finely carved statuette is of a sitting female figure with an elaborate three ridged coiffure.
The Bembe are a Kongo ethnic group from the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Some groups are also present in northern Angola and northwestern DRC, Thies small statuettes represent ancestors and they have body and abdominal scarifications carved on them and usually have glass inserts for eyes to enhance their piercing gaze.
This finely carved statuette is of a sitting female figure with an elaborate three ridged coiffure.
Era
1900-2000
Country of Origin
Congo
Material
Wood
Ethnic group/ culture
Bembe
Title of artwork
Bembe female statuette .
Signature
Not signed
Sold with stand
No
Colour
Brown
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
22.5 cm
Width
5.8 cm
Depth
6 cm
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Zeer goed ontvangen, prachtig item ! Dank u
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Envoi rapide. objet correspondant à la photo. Parfait !
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