Maternity figure - Wood - Yombe - Congo - Asian African Art

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Maternity figure – Wood – Yombe – Congo

Name: Maternity figure - Wood - Yombe - Congo
SKU: 42.16
Price: 195.00 EUR
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SKU: 42.16 Category: African Art Search for: African figures, Congo Art, Maternity, Yombe

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Great Yombe maternity figure. The 300,000 YOMBE people are artistically prolific. Their maternity figures have a high pointed or rounded coiffure incised with geometric motifs.
This superb example of Kongo sculpture shows the emphasis given to the head and detailed body. This female figure embodied a gentler spiritual force then the threatening male figures and was used for fertility rituals. A child is laying on her lap. Beautiful scarifications on her body.
Good condition witha beautiful patina.

Object	Maternity Figure
Ethnic group:	Yombe
Country:	Congo
Material:	Wood
Estimated period:	Second half 20^th century
Sold with stand:	No
Dimensions:	51x18x17 cm
Weight:	2900 gram
Condition:	Good condition, used with some signs of wear

Maternity figure – Wood – Yombe – Congo

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