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194 - FIGURE NKONKI - Hungana, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Co…
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Estimate €100 - €200
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FIGURE NKONKI - Hungana, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo Materials: Wood. Base included (gallery condition). Provenance: Private collection, Belgium Dimensions: H. 14 cm. This elegant Nkonki figure is typical of the statuary of the Hungana, a people settled in the Bandundu region. in the Bandundu region. Depicted standing in an attitude of contemplation, her hands clasped in front of her mouth. hands clasped in front of the mouth, it expresses a profound interiority and restraint that contrast with the silent power of her presence. The sculptor has favoured harmoniously balanced volumes: a slightly disproportionate head, a slender neck, powerful neck, powerful limbs and a torso reduced to essentials. This search for synthesis the work a remarkable formal modernity. The softness of the patina, the traces and the quality of the workmanship bear witness to an object that has been carefully preserved. The hungana figures remain rare on the market and are particularly prized by collectors for their refined aesthetic, halfway between naturalism and abstraction. Through the purity of its lines and its expressive intensity, this sculpture evokes the plastic research European artists of the 20th century, who were fascinated by the ability of African art to express the essential African arts to express the essential with an exceptional economy of means.
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About the sale ARTS OF AFRICA & OCEANIA: Three exceptional family collections
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Auction time 06/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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