Lot No. 35


Lulua (Bakwa) ancestor figure, Democratic Republic of Congo.


Lulua (Bakwa) ancestor figure, Democratic Republic of Congo. - Tribal Art

Early to mid-19th century. Wood, 30 cm. An extremely rare and archaic Bena Lulua figure, probably collected in 1870 by Governor Reisdorf. There are only two known figures of this period, the male figure

Published
in Arts d'Afrique Noire no. 103, p.48.

Provenance
Ex Couillard collection, Paris Ex Jacques Tillieu (Paris) Coll. Taylor Dale (Santa Fe - USA) - Yale Yvr nr. 018759.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com

21.06.2018 - 17:00

Estimate:
EUR 9,000.- to EUR 12,000.-

Lulua (Bakwa) ancestor figure, Democratic Republic of Congo.


Early to mid-19th century. Wood, 30 cm. An extremely rare and archaic Bena Lulua figure, probably collected in 1870 by Governor Reisdorf. There are only two known figures of this period, the male figure

Published
in Arts d'Afrique Noire no. 103, p.48.

Provenance
Ex Couillard collection, Paris Ex Jacques Tillieu (Paris) Coll. Taylor Dale (Santa Fe - USA) - Yale Yvr nr. 018759.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 21.06.2018 - 17:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 16.06. - 21.06.2018

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