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. Detail of face. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Hemba. 19th 20th c
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A17_491
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
43,2Mo (1,9Mo) / 30,9cm x 35,0cm / 3653 x 4134 (300dpi)