An Old Hemba Figure
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RdC, wood, 69 cm high. This figure is depicted in a classic Hemba-style - standing in a symmetrical position with the hands alongside the navel or abdomen of the figure, and an elaboration of the cruciform coiffure. These types of ancestral figures were placed in small huts in the village compound, and they represented local chiefs or warriors and founders of their royal lineages.
Provenance:
Important Belgian collection.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
13.10.2022 - 16:36
- Estimate:
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EUR 6,000.- to EUR 8,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 4,000.-
An Old Hemba Figure
RdC, wood, 69 cm high. This figure is depicted in a classic Hemba-style - standing in a symmetrical position with the hands alongside the navel or abdomen of the figure, and an elaboration of the cruciform coiffure. These types of ancestral figures were placed in small huts in the village compound, and they represented local chiefs or warriors and founders of their royal lineages.
Provenance:
Important Belgian collection.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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Auction: | Tribal Art |
Auction type: | Online auction |
Date: | 13.10.2022 - 16:36 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 06.10. - 13.10. 2022 |