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STATUETTE depicting a TAMBOURINARY
Culture Kongo, Democratic Republic of Congo
First half of the 20th century
Wood, enamel, pigments and glass
H: 29; Wt: 9; Thickness: 9 cm
Wooden male statuette with crusty patina. The drummer is standing, his musical instrument arranged obliquely between his thighs. His hands, with individualized fingers, rest on the upper part of the drum, his bust is marked with conical scarifications, his back carries a load concealed under a disc-shaped mirror section.
Her oval face is sculpted with a mouth with thin, parted lips, a pair of enameled eyes and a conical headdress highlighted with darker pigmentation.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
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