Songye Standing Female Figure, Based
Product ID: A1500-255
$2,950.00
About this piece
Weathered, direct, and entirely unbothered.
Songye artists of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, made this standing female figure in wood and bronze in the 20th century. Songye figures are commonly associated with protection, fertility and community power, and are often worn smooth with use. The figure has a large, rounded head with a heavy brow, narrow eyes, and a long straight nose. Arms hang from the shoulders with the hands at the belly, above bent legs.
About 12 inches tall, on a slim stand. It has seen things.
