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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Biteki Power Figure with loincloth, Bembe People, DRC., 1st half 20th C
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Biteki Power Figure with loincloth, Bembe People, DRC.

1st half 20th C
Wood, cloth.
18 x 7 x 5 cm
7 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 in
6087
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This Bembe Biteki fetish masterfully expresses the full power of the ancestor it represents. It commands attention through the contrast between the strength of the pose and the body’s mass, and the delicacy of the features, anatomical details, and scarifications covering the abdomen. The piece boasts a superb patina from use, in reddish-brown and dark brown, shining on the raised areas. Remarkably rare, it has retained the loincloth with which Bembé statuettes were traditionally adorned.


Ce Bembe Biteki fetish exprime magistralement toute la puissance de l'ancêtre qu'elle représente. Elle s'impose par le contraste entre la force de la pose et la masse corporelle, et la délicatesse des traits, des détails anatomiques et des scarifications couvrant l'abdomen. La pièce présente une superbe patine d’usage, dans des teintes brun rouge et brun foncé, brillante sur les reliefs. D’une rareté remarquable, elle a conservé le pagne dont les statuettes Bembé étaient traditionnellement parées.


Deze Bembe Biteki fetisch drukt op meesterlijke wijze de volle kracht uit van de voorouder die zij vertegenwoordigt. Ze valt op door het contrast tussen de kracht van de houding en de massa van het lichaam, en de fijnheid van de gelaatstrekken, anatomische details en de scarificaties op de buik. Het stuk heeft een prachtige gebruikspatina, in roodbruine en donkerbruine tinten, glanzend op de verhoogde delen. Opmerkelijk zeldzaam is dat het de lendendoek heeft behouden waarmee Bembé-beeldjes traditioneel werden getooid.


Diesee Bembe Biteki fetisch bringt auf meisterhafte Weise die volle Kraft des dargestellten Vorfahren zum Ausdruck. Sie zieht die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich durch den Kontrast zwischen der Stärke der Pose und der Körpermasse sowie der Feinheit der Gesichtszüge, anatomischen Details und der Skarifikationen, die den Bauch bedecken. Das Stück weist eine hervorragende Gebrauchspatina auf, in rötlich-braunen und dunkelbraunen Tönen, die auf den erhabenen Stellen glänzt. Bemerkenswert selten ist, dass es den Lendenschurz bewahrt hat, mit dem Bembé-Statuetten traditionell geschmückt wurden.

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Private collection Denmark.
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