A Byanzi figural gourd stopper Democratic Republic of Congo wood

A Byanzi figural gourd stopper

Democratic Republic of Congo

wood, with a crested and diced coiffure and skirt,

13.5cm high, on a stand,

a Teke fetish, with bound skeletal matter, on stand and a Lobi figure, on a stand. (6)

Provenance

The David Morris Collection.

Byanzi stopper - Ian Auld, 1985.

Teke fetish - Old Belgian Collection, Galerie Noir d'Ivoire, Paris, 1993.