YOMBE MATERNITY FIGURE, PHEMBA
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
£1,875
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
Description
carved wood, shown sitting crossed legged on an integral plinth, she cradles the infant in her lap, the child's features sensitively carved, the mother nude from the waist, she wears bangles around her wrists and ankles, finely carved sections of scarification adorn the shoulders and prominently across the back, the head oversized, with expressive features, the mouth slightly agape, broad nose and almond eyes, recessed to take the now lost glass inlay, a band across the forehead with incised decoration above, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
30.3cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Roger Lefevre, Brussels
Private collection, Holland