Lot 0395

Male figure - D. R. Congo, Lele

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Description

wood, black paint, extremely overlong arms and accentuated genital, scarification marks on belly and back, flattened head with Lele-typical double arched brows and long neck plaits, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
the Lele are decisively influenced by neighbouring Kuba groups, which makes it difficult to differentiate their ritual artworks from those of the other Kuba kinsmen.
H: 38,5 cm, H: 15,2 inch
Lit.: Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 74 f.
Continent: Africa

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Male figure - D. R. Congo, Lele

Name: Male figure - D. R. Congo, Lele
SKU: 50969839
Price: 2500 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €2,500 - €5,000

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