Bembe Male Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Olivier Klejman, Paris
Pace Primitive, New York
Myron Kunin, Minneapolis, acquired from the above on November 29, 2011

Galleria Dalton-Somaré, Milan, Estetica africana, esempi di stili, November 30 - December 22, 2006
Pace Primitive, Paris, KAOS: Parcours des Mondes, September 12 - 16, 2007

Galleria Dalton-Somaré (ed.), Estetica africana, esempi di stili, Milan, 2006, pp. 56-57, cat. 24
Pace Primitive, Fall 2007: A Collection of African Figures, New York, 2007, pp. 37-38

Good condition for an object of this type and age. Marks, nicks, scratches, abrasions, small chips and cracks consistent with age and use. Age cracks, including to proper right front of the integrally-carved plinth. Cavity just above phallus. Proper left back of the neck with a vertical cavity partially filled with a wood insertion. Cavity through integrally-carved base inside proper left foot, filled underneath with a wood insertion. Fine glossy varied dark brown patina. A metal sleeve embedded in the foot for attachment to modern base.
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