Lot 52
  • 52

Statuette, Bembé, République du Congo

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Bembé
  • Statuette
  • haut. 15 cm
  • 6 in

Provenance

Collection Paolo Morigi, Lugano
Collection privée

Literature

Lehuard, Art Bakongo, Les centres de style, 1989 : 387, n° G 18-5-2

Condition

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Catalogue Note

Attribuée par Raoul Lehuard (1989 : II, 386-387) au "style de Kingwe", cette statuette se distingue par sa rare coiffe à deux nattes obliques, et par l'élégance du visage et de la stature, dont l'élan est équilibré par les longs pieds stylisés, se fondant dans l'épaisseur de la base rectangulaire.