NGBAKA-MINAGENDE, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Wood, natural polychrome pigments.
Large statue of a character standing on short legs, the bust elongated and the face separated in two by a nasal rib.
This type of sculpture with a schematic head was made to pay homage to the primordial couple Seto and Nabo and thus to the supreme being of the Ngbaka belief, "Galè.
Height: 102 cm.
Cracks, slight erosion and restorations.
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