26th Apr, 2022 9:30

Tribal Art

 
  Lot 34
 

A pair of Ngata/Nkundu anthropomorphic reliquaries, Democratic Republic of Congo, 20th century, carved as a male and a female, each with pronounced ears painted with red pigment and elongated necks, both with scarifications to the face, the male with a fibrous beard, the female with fibrous earrings, each with a rectangular body with arms by the sides, on short legs and feet, traces of black pigment to the heads, the male 230cm, the female 200cm

The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection

Sold for £400


 

A pair of Ngata/Nkundu anthropomorphic reliquaries, Democratic Republic of Congo, 20th century, carved as a male and a female, each with pronounced ears painted with red pigment and elongated necks, both with scarifications to the face, the male with a fibrous beard, the female with fibrous earrings, each with a rectangular body with arms by the sides, on short legs and feet, traces of black pigment to the heads, the male 230cm, the female 200cm

Provenance

The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection

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