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Description : **Originally Listed At $2000** Africa, Dominican Republic of Congo, Hemba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A magnificent wooden ancestor figure on a circular plinth, hand-carved to represent both an individual and an ideal. Shown squatting with both hands on his protruding belly, the remarkable figure displays flat feet, thick legs flanking a conical phallus, a bulbous posterior, a pointed navel, and thick upper arms with attenuated forearms and carefully delineated fingers. An enormous tubular neck rises from his square shoulders to hold his stylized visage, which features a protruding chin, a closed mouth with straight, full lips that jut forward, a petite, button nose, and a pair of slender, closed eyes under an arched brow. Size: 8.375 in diameter x 19.5 H (21.3 cm x 49.5 cm), 21.5 H (54.6 cm) on included custom stand. A thin strap with an incised geometric design wraps underneath his chin, behind his ears, and along the top of his forehead, perhaps representing a beard or a part of his extending cylindrical headdress that showcases an annular cross-like design on the area opposite his visage. Boasting a lustrous, deep mocha-brown finish, the intriguing figure also presents liberal remains of a creamy beige pigment on his integral plinth. During the period of Belgian colonialism, figures like this one and similar others made by neighboring tribes became subtle symbols of resistance, depicting a vision of the body and the afterlife that was transgressive to the colonizers. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired 2018, ex-Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylavania, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #161903
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