Description
Bembe statuette (Congo) The male figure with a sacrificial body is brandishing a knife and a calabash. His eyes are inlaid with glass with blue reflections. Wood with a light patina. H : 12,5 cm Provenance : Acquired at the Hôtel Drouot, sale Maître Cornette de Saint Cyr of December 4, 1981, lot n° 25 (not reproduced).
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Bembe statuette (Congo) The male figure with a sacrificial body is brandishing a knife and a calabash. His eyes are inlaid with glass with blue reflections. Wood with a light patina. H : 12,5 cm Provenance : Acquired at the Hôtel Drouot, sale Maître Cornette de Saint Cyr of December 4, 1981, lot n° 25 (not reproduced).