Teke, dark red patina, mother-of-pearl eyes
Teke, dark red patina, mother-of-pearl eyes
Téké statue, wood, mother-of-pearl
Date
late XIXth
Size
height 39 cm
Collection
Tribal Art
Condition
good state
Inventory number
181
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Democratic Republic of Congo, elegantly sculpted, short legs, strong torso, empty cavity for Bilongo (traces of deposits, ovoid head with scarifications, eyes in mother-of-pearl buttons, beard and mouth framed by pointy mustache).
Brown patina shiny in some places.
Provenance :
- United States Private Collection