Tabwa Figure

Tabwa Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo, standing on a round base, with squat, heavy bent legs and protruding buttocks, with an elongated torso, protruding abdomen, framed by elongated, angular arms, with hands resting on the lower abdomen, with a thick neck, supporting a heart-shaped head, the jutting jaw with small mouth, flat nose and coffee bean eyes with metal tacks, and swept-back coiffure, heavily incised, wearing a heavy bead necklace, smooth, dark patina, ht. 11 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Boston, Massachusetts; Old Colonial collection, Brussels, Belgium.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

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