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Holo People, DRC, Female Holo statue 'Mvunzi' with traces of Polychrome .

Offered by: Spectandum

Description
The cult statue Mvunzi, represents an Ancestor carved with slightly bent legs and her hands joining on the abdomen. The crested hairdo, proportioned body, scarified face with coffee-bean eyes, bent legs, and blue polychrome characterizes their Holo’s Art Style. The Holo are a small Matriarchal Tribe living in the Kwango Area on the DRC-Angola border (population of +/- 6000 in DRC). The holo sculpture is significantly varied due to the influences of their culturally dominant neighbours: Suku, Yaka, Lunda, Tshokwe and others. Bibliography: ’ L'art holo du Haut-Kwango = Die Kunst der Holo aus dem Gebiet des oberlaufes des Kwango = Holo art from the area along the upper course of the Kwango’, Francois Neyt., München, 1982. Provenance: ex collection Jos Humblet, Belgium Dated to the first half of the 20th-century Dimensions approx. 40x9x7 cm Tribal Art / African Art.

More Information

Origin:	Congo-Kinshasa
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	wood, handcrafted
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Tribal, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	429
Incollect Reference #:	491663

Dimensions

W.	3.54 in;	H.	15.75 in;	D.	2.76 in;
W.	9 cm;	H.	40 cm;	D.	7 cm;

Message from Seller:

Spectandum, a by-appointment gallery in Leuven, Belgium, can be reached at contact@spectandum.com 32475648678. The gallery specializes in Natural History, Ethnography, European works of art, antiquities, and rare curiosities sourced from around the world.

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