Women buste - Bust - Congo

Authentic African Busts – Futi Daniel (Congo, ca. 1955)
Artist: Futi Daniel (active in the 1950s, Bas-Congo region)
Period: About 1955–1959 (Late colonial period)
Material: Solid, heavy tropical hardwood (high-quality wengé/ebony)
Academic Congolese realism. Futi Daniel belonged to the renowned school of master carvers who excelled at highly refined, realistic portraits of the local population, with special attention to traditional hair braiding and facial features.