Fetish
with an ancestral bust the face with an intense expression and hands placed on the belly symbolically carved in projection the head is fitted with a cavity probably intended to receive offerings
Hardwood, blue milking pearls, cloth, old patina of brown use, scointing in places
Songye, Democratic Republic of Congo, late 19th - early 20th century
28 cm x 12 cm
Provenance: Galerie Lucas Ratton
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