Mask - Lega - Congo
Nr. 87992663
Moederfiguur - Mayombé - Congo
Nr. 87992663
Moederfiguur - Mayombé - Congo
Fine Phemba mother and child (maternity) statue of the Yombe people living in Congo.
Ex collection of the late Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal - London.
Now in my private Dutch collection.
Material: wood, glass, kaolin.
Mother and Child figures of theYombe are one of the most recognizable carvings found in African art. These figurines were mainly constructed by women trying to evoke spirits of fertility in hopes of giving birth or to keep an young infant healthy.
These figures were usually displayed in shrines to evoke the spirits.
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