Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023
Lot 1402
A Songye male power figure
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £2800
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Description
A Songye male power figure
Democratic Republic of the Congo
with an aperture to the top of the head, a ringed neck and with his hands on his abdomen, with a small recess,
22.5cm high, on a base. (2)
Provenance
The Michel Gaud Collection.
Sotheby's, Important African Art: The Michel Gaud Collection, London, 29 November 1993, lot 132.