Sale 113 Lot 1101  

AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN ANCESTRAL FIGURE, Ndengese, Congo (Kinshasa), 20th century. Monumental upper body of a man with elaborate scarification and neck rings; wood with white, black and brown earthen pigments. - H: app. 44 in.
Estimate $300-600

PROVENANCE: Collection of Norma Zane Chaplain, Washington, DC

Condition: Surface somewhat weathered; penis and horn on head broken off.

Sold for $180

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