Gourd Mangbetu Democratic Republic of Congo Wood,... Lot 4

Gourd Mangbetu Democratic Republic of Congo Wood, raffia H.: 43 cm. Piriform gourd surmounted by a standing male figure whose face shows a geometric network of chiselings. The characteristic high headdress reinforces the elongation of the skull, a sign of beauty Object having generally little use as a late replacement object, before integrating the colonial circles as an object of knowledge or ornament Consultant : Jean-Pierre Lacoste