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Powerfull Yombe maternity figure from DR Congo.
The 300,000 YOMBE people are artistically prolific. Their maternity figures have a high pointed or rounded coiffure incised with geometric motifs. 
This superb example of Kongo sculpture shows the emphasis given to the head and detailed body. This female figure embodied a gentler spiritual force then the threatening male figures and was used for fertility rituals. A child is laying on her lap. 
Good condition with beautiful scarifications and traces of tribal use.

Provenance: Justin Barthels (1934-2021), gallery owner Maastricht (NL). Ex owner of a Salampasu mask DR Congo Estimated 60.000 – 90.000 USD by Sotheby`s. Source: (https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2012/africanoceanic-n08858/lot.189.html)  

Shipping within 24 hours after the payment is received. Tracking number will be provided. Signature upon delivery. Fully insured. 
May as well be viewed and picked up at the Asian African Art Gallery in Vessem (NL).

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Yombe - DR Congo

Maternity figure - Yombe - DR Congo

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