Democratic Republic Of Congo (formerly Zaire), Tabwa People, Mid-20th Century, Old Anthropomorphic Statuette With Dark Shiny Patina

Old anthropomorphic statuette with dark shiny patina

DRC (ex Zaire), Tabwa people
Middle of the 20th century

°°° Price can be reasonably negotiated °°°

Old statuette representing a female character standing on short but powerful legs. The tubular body receives a small chest and a small navel materialized by small circles in slight relief, the arms detached from the body, hands positioned on each side of the abdomen. A large arrow-shaped keloid from the umbilicus to the chest barring half of the trunk, the sex clearly marked. The small shoulders support a small massive neck welcoming a head with a face characterized by eyes in the shape of coffee beans framing a small flat nose, the latter overhanging a mouth with thin lips. The large half-moon-shaped ears, a long scarification on each cheek, the hairstyle delicately worked in small squares, the top of the skull pierced with a cavity that was once charged.

Dense wood with a shiny dark patina
Signs of use, old cracks
5.2 x 21.5 cm without stand
Private collection