Wood, ritual patina, clay, magic bundle height 11 3/4in (29.8cm) Provenance Private Collection, Pennsylvania Private Collection, New York Joseph Cornet noted that "the Hemba style should be distinguished from the Luba style, as much for the quantity of its output as for the eminence of its aesthetic qualities and the diversity of forms in its sculpture. [ . . . ] Ancestor worship is widespread among the Hemba, and there are many statues relating to this cult that are masculine in form--Luba statues being mostly female. [ . . . ] The beauty of the poses and the serenity of the expressions are especially to be admired. ( Art from Zaire - 100 Masterworks from the National Collection , The African-American Institute, New York, 1975, p. 118) Of hard wood, the figure wears a swept-back coiffure and beard along his sharp jaw line representative of the Hemba style. The figure wears a magical substance inset into the top of the head; dark-brown/black encrusted patina showing evidence of significant age and use.
Wood, ritual patina, clay, magic bundle height 11 3/4in (29.8cm) Provenance Private Collection, Pennsylvania Private Collection, New York Joseph Cornet noted that "the Hemba style should be distinguished from the Luba style, as much for the quantity of its output as for the eminence of its aesthetic qualities and the diversity of forms in its sculpture. [ . . . ] Ancestor worship is widespread among the Hemba, and there are many statues relating to this cult that are masculine in form--Luba statues being mostly female. [ . . . ] The beauty of the poses and the serenity of the expressions are especially to be admired. ( Art from Zaire - 100 Masterworks from the National Collection , The African-American Institute, New York, 1975, p. 118) Of hard wood, the figure wears a swept-back coiffure and beard along his sharp jaw line representative of the Hemba style. The figure wears a magical substance inset into the top of the head; dark-brown/black encrusted patina showing evidence of significant age and use.
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