Luba Figural Staff Finial, Democratic Republic of Congo
height 21in (53.5cm)
with a finely carved female figure standing on a plinth, her knees slightly bent and her hands to her sides, voluminous breasts and exaggerated vaginal elements, her head supports a triangular head ornament with incised geometric design; fine, varied honey and dark-brown patina.
Provenance:
Joseph Gerofsky, Brooklyn
John and Nicole Dintenfass, New York
Private Collection, Los Angeles
with a finely carved female figure standing on a plinth, her knees slightly bent and her hands to her sides, voluminous breasts and exaggerated vaginal elements, her head supports a triangular head ornament with incised geometric design; fine, varied honey and dark-brown patina.
Provenance:
Joseph Gerofsky, Brooklyn
John and Nicole Dintenfass, New York
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Estimate:
US$ 8,000 - 12,000
€6,200 - 9,300
£5,300 - 7,900
€6,200 - 9,300
£5,300 - 7,900
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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