KWERE, Tanzania. Remarkable funerary statue Kwéré representing a...
KWERE, Tanzania. Remarkable funerary statue Kwéré representing a woman with her arms folded in offering position. The hairstyle consisting of two arched crests is of exceptional size. This sculpture of asserted elegance and sensuality is one of the most important in the narrow corpus of Kwéré funerary sculpture. Heavy wood with a rainy patina. Height: 103 cm.
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KWERE, Tanzania. Remarkable funerary statue Kwéré representing a woman with her arms folded in offering position. The hairstyle consisting of two arched crests is of exceptional size. This sculpture of asserted elegance and sensuality is one of the most important in the narrow corpus of Kwéré funerary sculpture. Heavy wood with a rainy patina. Height: 103 cm.