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THBEarly 20th C. African Yombe Wooden Seated Female Figure
Lot 38a
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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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By Artemis Gallery
May 10, 2018
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2018-05-10 10:00:00
2018-05-10 10:00:00
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Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yombe peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful seated female figure, hand-carved from hard wood, depicting an elegant form. The woman is seated upon an accompanying wooden stool, her broad feet resting upon an integral rectangular plinth, legs bent at the knees and leading to slender hips. Her tubular torso and delineated female genitalia are decorated with black-painted pointillist designs which trace upwards through her pendulous breasts. Rounded shoulders support a pair of bent arms, with perforations to each hand suggesting she once held two attributes. Her serene visage is comprised of almond-shaped eyes, a petite nose, slight smiling mouth, naturalistic ears, and a tall, smooth coiffure, all supported by a necklace-decorated, ringed neck. Covered in a rich brown patina, this is a fantastic example from Central Africa! Size: 7.25" W x 21.5" H (18.4 cm x 54.6 cm).
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Mildred Wiley collection, Tenefly, New Jersey, USA
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#133083Repairs to top portion of stool, both arms, and one leg, with small chips and adhesive residue along break lines. Age-commensurate surface wear, small nicks and chips to base, stool, body, arms, and head, with fading to some painted details, otherwise very good. Light earthen deposits as well as great brown patina throughout.Condition
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