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THB20th C. African Hemba Wood Standing Figure
Lot 145
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Africa, Dominican Republic of Congo, Hemba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A magnificent wooden ancestor figure on a circular plinth, hand-carved to represent both an individual and an ideal. Shown squatting with both hands on his protruding belly, the remarkable figure displays flat feet, thick legs flanking a conical phallus, a bulbous posterior, a pointed navel, and thick upper arms with attenuated forearms and carefully delineated fingers. An enormous tubular neck rises from his square shoulders to hold his stylized visage, which features a protruding chin, a closed mouth with straight, full lips that jut forward, a petite, button nose, and a pair of slender, closed eyes under an arched brow. Size: 8.375" in diameter x 19.5" H (21.3 cm x 49.5 cm); 21.5" H (54.6 cm) on included custom stand.
A thin strap with an incised geometric design wraps underneath his chin, behind his ears, and along the top of his forehead, perhaps representing a beard or a part of his extending cylindrical headdress that showcases an annular cross-like design on the area opposite his visage. Boasting a lustrous, deep mocha-brown finish, the intriguing figure also presents liberal remains of a creamy beige pigment on his integral plinth.
During the period of Belgian colonialism, figures like this one and similar others made by neighboring tribes became subtle symbols of resistance, depicting a vision of the body and the afterlife that was transgressive to the colonizers.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection
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#161903Tiny repair to proper right corner of mouth. Expected scratches, nicks, and abrasions commensurate with age. Age crack down back and smaller one on proper left side of buttocks. Otherwise, excellent with nice remaining pigments.Condition
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