Chokwe Luena Maternity Figure - Sold out
Mother and child in African art
Superb African statuette depicting a maternity hospital. She is holding a small container in her right hand. Note the beautiful detail of the headdress subdivided into several lobes. Honey patina.
The face is serene. The child wears a headdress similar to that of his mother.
In African art, representations of a mother carrying their children are common; they tackle the theme of filiation, childbirth, future generations.
Object reported by a Belgian civil servant expatriated in Zaire before independence. This statuette certainly comes originally from the far north of Angola. The Chokwe and sub-groups are settled in northern Angola, southern Democratic Republic of Congo as well as northwestern Zambia.
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 21 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
- Condition
- Excellent
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Mother and child in African art
Superb African statuette depicting a maternity hospital. She is holding a small container in her right hand. Note the beautiful detail of the headdress subdivided into several lobes. Honey patina.
The face is serene. The child wears a headdress similar to that of his mother.
In African art, representations of a mother carrying their children are common; they tackle the theme of filiation, childbirth, future generations.
Object reported by a Belgian civil servant expatriated in Zaire before independence. This statuette certainly comes originally from the far north of Angola. The Chokwe and sub-groups are settled in northern Angola, southern Democratic Republic of Congo as well as northwestern Zambia.