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Descripción : Hemba, D.R. Congo, H: 31Of classical form, the standing male figure holding a knife in his proper right hand with left hand to abdomen. Cloth skirt (possibly not original) covering the genitals and legs. Encrusted patina with areas of the old and lustrous black surface beneath showing through. Comments: Among the Hemba, ancestor effigies called Singiti, of a particular lineage segment were hidden within the family compound in a separate shelter. In ancestral rites, the sculptures were the focus of invocations recalling heroic deeds of the ancestor. The demeanor of this example, sword in hand, reflects wisdom and interior calm and the four-lobed hairdo signifies the four directions and crossroads where spirits gather. The swelling stomach has associations with lineage continuity but in general such figures embody intelligence, strength, energy as well as fertility.
Precio: 44 280.00 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Estimación (baja/alta) : 20000 USD-30000 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.

Sobre el lote Lote N° 284
Título : An Exceptional Hemba Ancestor Figure
Talla : H: 31
Procedencia : - Ex. Charles Ratton, Paris - Ex. Zollman collection, IN - Gelbard Collection, NY
Literature : Remnants of Ritual: Selections from the Gelbard collection of African Art (2003) Bourgeois & Rodolitz, Pg. 47, Fig. 102
The Cobbs, subastador, Peterborough, US 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Título de venta : Fine African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
Fecha de la venta : 02/11/2013 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale

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