DENGESÉ, Democratic Republic of Congo Pipe stem carved with - Lot 236

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120 - 180 EUR
DENGESÉ, Democratic Republic of Congo Pipe stem carved with - Lot 236
DENGESÉ, Democratic Republic of Congo Pipe stem carved with a kneeling woman, her hands resting on her belly, her torso and belly decorated with hatched scarification marks in a rectangular and diamond-shaped space. Her annular neck is surmounted by a head, mouth wide open to hold the pipe bowl Wood, metal nails, old honey and brown patinas, wear marks H. 17 cm. This pipe illustrates the refined art of the Dengese. The kneeling female figure embodies spiritual and aesthetic ideals. The open mouth, intended for the furnace, combines function and ritual symbolism.
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