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A Rare Bembe Maternity Sculpture Ex Banks Collection
A Rare Bembe Maternity Sculpture Ex Banks Collection
A Rare Bembe Maternity Sculpture Ex Banks Collection
A Rare Bembe Maternity Sculpture Ex Banks Collection
A Rare Bembe Maternity Sculpture Ex Banks Collection

A Rare Bembe Maternity Sculpture Ex Banks Collection

$ 1056

Availability: 98 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Material: Wood
  • Maker: Bembe artist
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Tribe: Bembe
  • Condition: Well handled and worn, good condition
  • Color: Beige

    Description

    A finely carved wooden female effigy Nkiteki (Ancestor Figure) or translated as "Good Wife" with her child on her back. Featuring raised scar designs, inset glass eyes and a well handled honey colored surface patina suggesting years of field use.
    Bembe peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa.
    The statue measures 13.25 inches ( 15.25 inches on display stand)
    Provenance: Ex Robert Banks Collection, Maryland.
    CONDITION
    Good