Property from the Schlumberger Collection
Pre-Bembe or Buyu Figure of an Ancestor, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Schlumberger Collection
Pre-Bembe or Buyu Figure of an Ancestor, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wood, heavily encrusted patina with extensive remains of ritual oil
Height: 21 ⅝ in (55 cm)
Nicolas de Kun, Brussels, collected in situ in the 1950s
Probably John J. Klejman, New York, acquired from the above
Pierre Schlumberger, Houston, acquired in 1959, presumably from the above
Anne Schlumberger, Houston, acquired as a gift from the above in 1959
Thence by descent to the present owners
Nicolas De Kun, “L’Art Boyo”, Africa-Tervuren, Vol. XXV, No. 2, 1979
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