Fine Kongo Yombe Male Figure
Democratic Republic of the Congo
19th century
Height 6"
Provenance: Margaret Plass, Philadelphia PA
Lee and Dina Bronson, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Sorafine, Los Angeles CA
Literature: A Survey of Zarian Art - The Bronson Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art Raleigh, Joseph Aurelien Cornet 1978, figure 3
Exhibited: A Survey of Zarian Art - The Bronson Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, April 23 - June 24 1978
Museum of African Art, Washington DC July 25 - Sept 25 1978
Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, November 14 1978 - January 25 1979
Seated on a semicircular chair with carved legs, the chief holds a bottle and drinking cup. Alcoholic beverages, imported in large quantities by Europeans in the nineteenth century, were sought after by tribal chiefs as symbols of prestige. This example has an absolute incredible well handled patina.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
19th century
Height 6"
Provenance: Margaret Plass, Philadelphia PA
Lee and Dina Bronson, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Sorafine, Los Angeles CA
Literature: A Survey of Zarian Art - The Bronson Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art Raleigh, Joseph Aurelien Cornet 1978, figure 3
Exhibited: A Survey of Zarian Art - The Bronson Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, April 23 - June 24 1978
Museum of African Art, Washington DC July 25 - Sept 25 1978
Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, November 14 1978 - January 25 1979
Seated on a semicircular chair with carved legs, the chief holds a bottle and drinking cup. Alcoholic beverages, imported in large quantities by Europeans in the nineteenth century, were sought after by tribal chiefs as symbols of prestige. This example has an absolute incredible well handled patina.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
19th century
Height 6"
Provenance: Margaret Plass, Philadelphia PA
Lee and Dina Bronson, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Sorafine, Los Angeles CA
Literature: A Survey of Zarian Art - The Bronson Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art Raleigh, Joseph Aurelien Cornet 1978, figure 3
Exhibited: A Survey of Zarian Art - The Bronson Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, April 23 - June 24 1978
Museum of African Art, Washington DC July 25 - Sept 25 1978
Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, November 14 1978 - January 25 1979
Seated on a semicircular chair with carved legs, the chief holds a bottle and drinking cup. Alcoholic beverages, imported in large quantities by Europeans in the nineteenth century, were sought after by tribal chiefs as symbols of prestige. This example has an absolute incredible well handled patina.