Ngbaka Female Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo
height 23in (58.4cm)
the spherical head with incised coiffure, diminutive facial features and inlaid cowrie shell eyes, broad rounded shoulders leading to arms to the side of her rounded torso with diminutive breasts; fine encrusted and glossy dark-brown patina.
Provenance:
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich
Prof. Dr. Hermann Kühn
Siegfried Gohr (former director Museum Ludwig, Cologne)
Private Collection, Stuttgart
the spherical head with incised coiffure, diminutive facial features and inlaid cowrie shell eyes, broad rounded shoulders leading to arms to the side of her rounded torso with diminutive breasts; fine encrusted and glossy dark-brown patina.
Provenance:
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich
Prof. Dr. Hermann Kühn
Siegfried Gohr (former director Museum Ludwig, Cologne)
Private Collection, Stuttgart
Sold for
US$ 7,500
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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