Teke Power Figure.Teke People ,DRC.
1st half 20th Century or earlier
Wood, organic material.
50.5 x 12 x 12 cm
10075
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Dans son ouvrage Les Arts bateke, Raoul Lehuard insiste, à travers la représentation de cet objet, sur la beauté des sculptures janus Teke. D'une grande qualité esthétique, cette statuette se distingue par son élégante crête sagittale en arc de cercle, son double visage sectionné et son corps ovoïde empli de substances magiques. Appartenant au type 44, seules trois figures reprenant ces canons esthétiques sont aujourd'hui identifiées (voir Raoul Lehuard, Les Arts Bateke, Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1996, p.308-309).
In his book Les Arts bateke, Raoul Lehuard emphasizes, through the representation of this object, the beauty of Teke Janus sculptures. Of great aesthetic quality, this statuette stands out for its elegant arched sagittal crest, its double-sectioned face, and its ovoid body filled with magical substances. Belonging to type 44, only three figures following these aesthetic principles have been identified to date (see Raoul Lehuard, Les Arts Bateke, Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1996, p. 308-309).
In his book Les Arts bateke, Raoul Lehuard emphasizes, through the representation of this object, the beauty of Teke Janus sculptures. Of great aesthetic quality, this statuette stands out for its elegant arched sagittal crest, its double-sectioned face, and its ovoid body filled with magical substances. Belonging to type 44, only three figures following these aesthetic principles have been identified to date (see Raoul Lehuard, Les Arts Bateke, Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1996, p. 308-309).
Provenance
Tambaran NYAlain de Monbrison
Collection Jim et Ann Christensen
Publications
Les arts Bateke,Arts d'afrique noir 1996.p308 fig 44Join our mailing list
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