Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Ndengese people, Mid-20th century, Old anthropomorphic statuette with dark patina

République Démocratique du Congo (ex Zaïre), Peuple Ndengese, Milieu du XXème siècle, Ancienne statuette antropomorphe à patine sombre 2

Description

DRC (formerly Zaire)

Ndengese people

Mid-20th century

Old statuette representing a seated male figure with atrophied legs and clearly expressed masculinity.

Drink Signs of use,

dark patina

5.2 x 18.5 cm excluding base

Private collection

The slender, ringed body, with a chest crossed with scarifications, powerful shoulders, bent arms, detached from the body and covered with scarifications with checkerboard patterns evoking the outfits decorated with pearls and cowrie shells worn by chiefs, the hands joined, placed on the abdomen. The lower back has a large scarification with a triple diamond pattern, the upper back repeating the patterns present on the arms. A long ringed neck, slightly leaning forward, receives an oversized head. The face with great interiority has large coffee bean eyes separated by a keloid. A flattened nose placed above a mouth projected forward, the cheeks marked with circular scarifications. The top of the head shaved, the plateau-shaped hairstyle delicately decorated with incised diamonds, the eyebrow arches topped with two rows of keloids.

Dimensions :
- Height : 18.5 cm hors socle cm
- Width : 5.2 cm hors socle cm

This item is sold by a professional art dealer who guaranties its authenticity. This item is used (second-hand)

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