Songye Figure
$4,000.00
Songye figure from Democratic Republic of the Congo, elegant in form, the female with a thin jutting stomach, pendulous breasts, elongated tubular neck, and facial features that include cowrie eyes and small grooved mouth. Scarification markings on torso and fetish cavity atop head. Provenance: Lillian Grebanier Collection, California; Ex. James Willis Tribal Art, California; Ex. Sotheby’s London, November 30th 1987.
Height: 9.25 inches
Lower legs are missing with some old cracks and damages, other imperfections.
$ 40.00