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Descubra la tasación y los precios de esta y más obras de arte africano en Africartmarket. Buyu (Boyo) Male Figure, 20th Century



Descripción : Additional Information: ,a Buyu Male Ancestor Figure. This elaborately carved figure comes from the region between the Luluaba River and lake Tanganyika an area of great historical, religious and artistic complexity. Reflecting this cultural complexity the Boyo are compromised of six distinct but related clans that share similar shapes but retain individual styles of art. This figure is attributed to the greater Buyu (or Basumba) style but can have an origin within a clan as yet undefined, perhaps from either the Hanga or Sumba (Basumba). .Representing an honored chief such figures  ,were kept on an altar in a shrine where they would be covered with a cloth around the shoulders and the lower abdomen. These figures were honored and left offerings of food and drink. As an ancestor the figure served as a point of contact with the heroic chiefs of the past to comfort and direct a supplicant s life. The scarification patterns on the face and abdomen are those of an ancestor that the figure represented. This carving would be great as a stand alone piece or as part of a collection.  , Recommended Reading: De Kun, N., L Art Boyo , Africa-Tervuren, 26, 1979.Biebuyck, D. Statuary from the Pre-Bembe Hunters, Tervuren Royal Museum of Central Africa,1981.Neyt, F. Arts Traditionnels et histoire du Zaire, 1981.  ,
Precio: 0.00 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Estimación (baja/alta) : 2500 USD-2750 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.

Sobre el lote Lote N° 96868
Título : Buyu (Boyo) Male Figure, ÉPOCA : 20th Century
Medios : Wood
Talla : Height: 33.5 inches 10 inches wide and 8 inches deep
Condition report : Good to fair. Most of our pieces have spent decades on at least two continents, and have been treasured by several owners.   Small splits, scrapes and cracks are a normal part of their patina attesting to their age and extensive use.  We examine each piece carefully when we receive it and report any damage we find in our listings.  Please look carefully at the pictures which may also reveal condition and damage. General wear and cracks throughout, splitting top of head, worn patina.
Africa Direct, subastador, Denver, US 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Título de venta : Africa Art, Mask, Baskets, Statues and more
Fecha de la venta : 27/11/2016 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale

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