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A Rare Bembe Maternity Sculpture Ex Banks Collection
$1,056.00
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- Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
- Color: Beige
- Maker: Bembe artist
- Item must be returned within: 14 Days
- Tribe: Bembe
- Material: Wood
- Condition: Well handled and worn, good condition
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Refund will be given as: Money Back
- All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Description
A finely carved wooden female effigy Nkiteki (Ancestor Figure) or translated as “Good Wife” with her child on her back. Featuring raised scar designs, inset glass eyes and a well handled honey colored surface patina suggesting years of field use.
Bembe peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa.
The statue measures 13.25 inches ( 15.25 inches on display stand)
Provenance: Ex Robert Banks Collection, Maryland.
CONDITION
Good
