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A Rare Azande Female Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
standing on a zoo/anthropomorphic creature with four legs, a tail and human face, the female figure with oversized elongated head of typical features; honey brown patina with highlights of dark brown pigment.
Provenance
Christian Duponcheel, Brussels
Acquired from the above,1970s
Acquired from the above,1970s
Literature
Warren M. Robbins and Nancy Ingram Nooter, African Art in American Collections, 1989, p. 499, fig. 1290
Catalogue Note
Cf. Sotheby's London, July 5, 1989, lot 71 for a comparable female figure.