African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021

Lot 719

A Hemba standing male figure

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000

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Description

A Hemba standing male figure

Democratic Republic of the Congo

with a cross back coiffure and a ribbed band, with a serene face and with his hands drawn to the chin, the base with white painted inventory number 24,

31.7cm high.

Provenance

Ernest Ohly, Berkeley Galleries, London. Purchased in April 1962.

Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Tribal Art and Furniture, 8th January 2013, lot 805.

Private Collection , London.