This is the rating and price for [ Tribal Art ] This fine and rare male figure is accompanied by a note of authenticity from Albert Maesen former director of the department of anthropology at the Royal Museum of Central African Art Tervuren. The distinct style of this carver is

Description : [ Tribal Art ] This fine and rare male figure is accompanied by a note of authenticity from Albert Maesen former director of the department of anthropology at the Royal Museum of Central African Art Tervuren. The distinct style of this carver is evident in the attention to detail and naturalism in the treatment of the figure. Cf A related seated figure almost certainly by the same atelier and probably the same hand formerly in the collection of Max Granick Sotheby's New York November 15 1988 lot 42 For a standing female figure most likely from this atelier in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts see Kan 1995: 64 figure 16 E10 000-15 000 [ Tribal Art ] A Fine Luba/hemba Janiform Figure Democratic Republic of the Congo kabeja standing on four legs the joined flared torso beneath finely carved shoulders leading to bent angular arms the thick neck supporting a l'aniform head with arching facial planes and wearing a ridged transversely crested coiffure; fine aged varied and encrusted dark brown patina. height 12in. 30.5cm Janiform figures called kabeja are an important part of Hemba cultural life. Each clan possesses a single kabeja which receives a magic charge at the crown of the head for fertility or prayers for the ancestors and general protection of the clan Cornet 1978: 304 E10 000-15 000
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