LELE FLUTE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
carved wood, the female figure shown pregnant, holding her hands behind her back, with scarification to the belly, the lower half covered with a skirt which twists elegantly to the perforated base, raised on a bespoke wooden base (Dimensions: 25.5cm tall)
(25.5cm tall)
Footnote: Provenance: Private collection, Belgium, acquired early 20th century, thence by descent Galerie Walu, Switzerland Private collection, United Kingdom
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carved wood, the female figure shown pregnant, holding her hands behind her back, with scarification to the belly, the lower half covered with a skirt which twists elegantly to the perforated base, raised on a bespoke wooden base (Dimensions: 25.5cm tall)
(25.5cm tall)
Footnote: Provenance: Private collection, Belgium, acquired early 20th century, thence by descent Galerie Walu, Switzerland Private collection, United Kingdom
