Kongo female figure
Kongo African art (pl. Bakongo) is renowned for its statues of subtle naturalism lending their bodies to a suggestive sensuality, like the statuettes supporting the weight of their breasts placed high, a sign of fertility as demonstrated by this refined female figure .
The female figure in the Bakongo tradition displays the signs of her ethnic and social identity: she wears a dignitary cap, the teeth present a characteristic irregularity due to the pointed filing of the upper incisors, the bust and back are sometimes covered with scarifications .
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Data sheet
- Size
- 20 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood, metal
- Country
- Condition
- Excellent
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Kongo African art (pl. Bakongo) is renowned for its statues of subtle naturalism lending their bodies to a suggestive sensuality, like the statuettes supporting the weight of their breasts placed high, a sign of fertility as demonstrated by this refined female figure .
The female figure in the Bakongo tradition displays the signs of her ethnic and social identity: she wears a dignitary cap, the teeth present a characteristic irregularity due to the pointed filing of the upper incisors, the bust and back are sometimes covered with scarifications .