Tongwe and Bende figures are rare , artistic styles related to those of the Tabwa and Bembe. their figures have shortened legs , stylized incized hands . Height : 60x15cm Material : Wood Estimated age : 1940 – 1945 Provenance : Private Collections
topped by an Elephant dates from the 1940’s, when the government commissioned animal sculptures at Tonj . These large sculpture come from the Bongo people of southern Sudan , large sculpted funerary or memorial were placed above tombs , among the bongo large scuptures reconized and honore male elites ,…
Kakulu ka Mpito was duped by the adulterous Waiyinda or by Mukobania, ‘the divider,’ who caused trouble by calling together people whom he did not know well for a beer party. Height : 27cm Material : Wood, Leather. Provenance: Collected in Congo Bukavu 1985 ,African Heritage , Private Collection Estimated…