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Luba Female Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo
13 November 2018, 11:00 EST
New YorkUS$8,000 - US$12,000
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Luba Female Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo
height 8 7/8in (23.5cm)
Provenance
European Private Collection
Finely carved in an overall attenuated form, standing on a rounded base with flat feet and delineated toes, the legs separated and slightly bent at the knees, pronounced genitalia and rounded hips, the elongated torso decorated with raised scarifications on the front and back, swelling at the abdomen with protuberant umbilical, long, attenuated arms are bent at the elbows with each hand resting on the breasts, the neck carved with three round discs supporting the spherical head, the coiffure with a sagittal crest, open in the back with a central conical element projecting downwards, the convex face in a meditative expression with coffee-bean eyes, rounded nose and mouth open; fine dark brown patina.
Provenance
European Private Collection
Finely carved in an overall attenuated form, standing on a rounded base with flat feet and delineated toes, the legs separated and slightly bent at the knees, pronounced genitalia and rounded hips, the elongated torso decorated with raised scarifications on the front and back, swelling at the abdomen with protuberant umbilical, long, attenuated arms are bent at the elbows with each hand resting on the breasts, the neck carved with three round discs supporting the spherical head, the coiffure with a sagittal crest, open in the back with a central conical element projecting downwards, the convex face in a meditative expression with coffee-bean eyes, rounded nose and mouth open; fine dark brown patina.
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