
Sujet
Fully rounded figure of a male revered ancestor and village founder, used as a focus for rituals to ensure agricultural fertility and the continuity of the lineage
Légende
Fully rounded figure of a male revered ancestor and village founder, used as a focus for rituals to ensure agricultural fertility and the continuity of the lineage, The quality of carving suggests a chiefly patron. Full figure. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Hemba. 19th 20th c
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A17_489
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
32,3Mo (1,2Mo) / 23,2cm x 35,0cm / 2735 x 4134 (300dpi)