MAROTTE KEBE KUYU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Semi-hard - Lot 104

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MAROTTE KEBE KUYU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Semi-hard - Lot 104
MAROTTE KEBE KUYU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Semi-hard wood with light brown patina, pigments H. 42 cm One of the most notorious productions of Central Africa, marottes kebe kebe were celebrated by Aristide Courtois in the 1930s. Here, surmounted by a cap with double shells forming two wings, the face presents a half-moon look, the mouth open on teeth filed according to the canons of the style. Important scarifications mark the forehead and the cheeks. Beautiful antiquity. Origin: Congregation of the Holy Spirit, mission of Lékéti (from 1901 to 1935).
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