LOT 240 Madya, Benoit, Kitombe, D. R. Congo
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Madya, Benoit, Kitombe, D. R. Congo
Artistically engraved calabash, around 1930
pumpkin, kaolin, fire blackening, engraved "Madia Kitombe" and inscribed "Dilu"
The engravings of the calabash show two drummers and six figures in splendid robes with foliage inbetween.
Gourds of this type are decorated with motives based on Kongo proverbs, folk-tales and fables. The tradition of engraving calabashes is ancient but these narrative, realistic icons are geared at an expatriate public.
H: 22 cm, H: 8,7 inch
Lit.: Felix, Marc L. (ed.), Kongo Kingdom Art, China 2003, p. 311
Continent: Africa
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