DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Kuba Dengese statue
Dengese maternity, adult with c…

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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kuba Dengese statue Dengese maternity, adult with crossed ribboned legs, feet verticalized in a schematic style. The long bust is scattered with geometric scarifications all over its surface, the arms holding low the child's hemmed body. The introspective face is prolonged by a high sugarloaf headdress. Wood with black-brown patina, pigments H. 61 cm. Accents and missing patina. Cracks. Missing base. Expert : Emmanuelle MENUET

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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kuba Dengese statue Dengese maternity, adult with crossed ribboned legs, feet verticalized in a schematic style. The long bust is scattered with geometric scarifications all over its surface, the arms holding low the child's hemmed body. The introspective face is prolonged by a high sugarloaf headdress. Wood with black-brown patina, pigments H. 61 cm. Accents and missing patina. Cracks. Missing base. Expert : Emmanuelle MENUET

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