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# KONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Phemba maternity f…
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254
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# KONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Phemba maternity f…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
# KONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Phemba maternity from Mayombe in wood with a brown patina for ritual use. She wears characteristic signs such as the headdress and scarification marks above the breasts. The child is lying with its legs outstretched (a sign that it has died) and its hands on its stomach. He is resting on the legs of his mother, who is sitting cross-legged. This type of sculpture is dedicated to the cult of fertility.
First half of the 20th century
H. 27cm
See original version (French)
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