() Lot n° 30

Male statue showing a standing chief holding a receptacle in one hand and a ceremonial knife in the other. His symbolically oversized feet indicate that he is an important figure. The belly is richly engraved with scarifications in relief, and his face displays a beautiful hieratic expression. Hardwood, old honey and brown patina, porcelain inlays in the eyes (one is missing), small crack on the belly, slight chip on the feet Beembé, Eastern region of the Republic of Congo, 19th century 15.5 x 6.2 cm Provenance: family provenance, collected in the 1930s