Superb maternity kneeling
Superb maternity kneeling
her child resting symbolically on one of her hands. The other is placed palm up on the sky on a potion container.
Her body is adorned with scarifications sculpted in relief and her face has a beautiful, concentrated expression, accentuated by the half-closed eyelids.
Ancient wood with a patina of honey and brown
Yombé, Bas Congo, late 19th century early 20th century
33.5 x 12 x 11.5 cm
Provenance: former Belgian colonial collection, Pierre Dartevelle, published in the catalogue of the Kongo exhibition organized by the Galerie Philippe Ratton. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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Superb maternity kneeling
her child resting symbolically on one of her hands. The other is placed palm up on the sky on a potion container.
Her body is adorned with scarifications sculpted in relief and her face has a beautiful, concentrated expression, accentuated by the half-closed eyelids.
Ancient wood with a patina of honey and brown
Yombé, Bas Congo, late 19th century early 20th century
33.5 x 12 x 11.5 cm
Provenance: former Belgian colonial collection, Pierre Dartevelle, published in the catalogue of the Kongo exhibition organized by the Galerie Philippe Ratton. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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