Description
Bembe statuette (Congo) The female figure is represented standing, body scarified, palms facing forward. Wood with a patina of use. H : 17 cm Provenance : Acquired at the Hôtel Drouot on December 10, 1990, sale by Maître Loudmer from the Samuel Dubiner collection. Acquired by the latter from Charles Ratton. Exhibited : "African art, collection Samuel Dubiner" Tel Aviv Museum, January 1960 n° 114. "African art, collection Samuel Dubiner" Tokyo National Museum, 1961, reproduced n° 13.
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Bembe statuette (Congo) The female figure is represented standing, body scarified, palms facing forward. Wood with a patina of use. H : 17 cm Provenance : Acquired at the Hôtel Drouot on December 10, 1990, sale by Maître Loudmer from the Samuel Dubiner collection. Acquired by the latter from Charles Ratton. Exhibited : "African art, collection Samuel Dubiner" Tel Aviv Museum, January 1960 n° 114. "African art, collection Samuel Dubiner" Tokyo National Museum, 1961, reproduced n° 13.