An Eastern Congo wood standing male figure

An Eastern Congo wood standing male figure, with a shaped hair-line, the top pierced, brass stud and iron plaque eyes, pronounced scroll ears, his hands resting on his chin and shaped shoulder blades, the abdomen with remains of fetish material, on bent legs and oval feet, base with old termite damage, 16in (41cm) h. Provenance: Christie's, 26th April, 1977, lot 147 Collected by the Rev. Evan Daniel Howells of the Angola Evangelical Mission, working in Angola 1923-52.