Mangbetu, Terracotta

Mangbetu, Terracotta

terracotta
Date
early XXth century
Size
Height 33 cm
Collection
Tribal Art
Condition
Good, Chipped at the neck
Inventory number
120
Price
sur demande / on request
Payment in instalments available on request.

Beautiful terracotta from the Mangbetus ethnic groupe, at the north of Congo’s Democratic republic, accompanied with a small flat lid and ornated with the caracteristic spiral pattern of the Mangbetu pots 

The piece presents a beautiful dark profile in black graphite.

 

Origin :

  • Private French collection

 

Bibliography :

  • Terres cuites Africaines, un hĂ©ritage millĂ©naire, MusĂ©e Barbier Muller, Somogy (Ă©d) 2008 cat 154, p.236