Description : Fertility doll add to watchlistLuba, D. R. Kongo wood, dark brown patina, abstract form, massive cylindrical corpus with incised scarification marks on the front side, surmounted by four angled legs supporting an arching disc on top, decorated with linear patterns, slightly dam., minor missing parts, hairline cracks, twins play important roles in Luba and Tabwa histories and beliefs as culture heroes. A proxy for a deceased twin, a twin figure is fed, bathed, loved and put to bed with the living twin. H: 12 cm, (4839/002) Provenance Private Collection, Belgium Literature Cameron, Elisabeth L., Isn't she a doll? Play and Ritual in African Sculpture, Los Angeles 1996, p. 82 Bofinger, Brigitte und Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 92
Prix: 0.00 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 500 EUR-800 EUR🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
À propos du lot
n° 380 Titre : Tribal Art Zemanek-Muenster, Salle de vente
, Würzburg, DE🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : 56th Tribal Art Auction Date de la vente : 14/03/2009🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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