SONGYE R. D. CONGO
Janiform statuette, the top... Lot 44
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SONGYE R. D. CONGO
Janiform statuette, the top of the skull showing two large horns. One of the two faces is scarified, with copper nails and an eight-shaped mouth. The other side has no scarification and a square mouth.
Beautiful red-brown patina. The body is wrapped in a leather-covered ritual charge. Workshops in the Kisengwa region.
Height : 41 cm
Bibliography: F. NEYT, Songye* n°215 and 217. cf: Collection Bottet, Nice, n°113. Christies auction n°1010.
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