African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1231
A Yombe power figure
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £4500
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Description
A Yombe power figure
Democratic Republic of the Congo
with a headdress inset pointed reeds and a curved beak like object, with mirrored glass inset eyes, a cloth and fibre bound neck ring, the right arm raised for a spear and the abdomen with a charge of filled reeds and a mirror, with white, red and black pigment,
32.5cm high.
Provenance
Roger Todd Collection, London, UK.