Hardwood "mwala" cane decorated at the top... - Lot 181 - A.Blanchy | E.Lacombe - Bordeaux Chartrons - Bordeaux Enchères

Lot 181
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1200 - 1500 EUR
Hardwood "mwala" cane decorated at the top... - Lot 181 - A.Blanchy | E.Lacombe - Bordeaux Chartrons - Bordeaux Enchères
Hardwood "mwala" cane decorated at the top with a delicately carved statuette with a honey patina, depicting a seated woman, hands on her knees, face with serene features and braided hair. Diamond-shaped scarifications dot her chest and back. The junction between the statuette and the carinated shaft is covered with brass wire that has been wound many times. Nice patina of use, small crack on the skull, fine crack on the shaft and missing at its base. Insignia of dignity and political authority linked to the clan among the most important for the Yombe chiefs, these scepters are often decorated with a female figure underlining the fundamental place of women in the social organization and the Yombe symbolism. Height. tot. 76 cm. - figurine 9.5 cm. - YOMBE - CONGO Ex Puymartin collection, Bordeaux. Private collection, Bordeaux. A letter signed by Raoul Lehuard dated 1998 about this piece is attached.
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