SOLD / SOLD ! MC1738 Pair of statues of the Ubangi Banda or Zande Azande figures pair

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English description below
CONGO DRC

Beautiful pair of statues from the Ubangi region
BANDA or ZANDE

According to their former owner, a private collector, these statuettes are Zande
But according to the literature, they could just as well be BANDA, in the style of the Mobaye region (see Grootaers p69, 176, 192, 200)


Features:

TYPE OF OBJECT: Statuette
ETHNIC GROUP: Banda or Zande - Azande
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo DRC
(ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: Height 36 and 41.5 cm
40 and 45.5 cm with the bases
CONDITION: Average
See photos.

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Bibliography - Bibliography

- Ubangi, dir. Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, Mercator Fund, 2007

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CONGO DRC

Beautiful pair of figures from the Ubangi region
BANDA or ZANDE

According to their former owner, a private collector, these statuettes are Zande
But according to the literature, they could just as well be BANDA, in the style of the Mobaye region (see Grootaers p69, 176, 192, 200)
Features:

TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure
ETHNICAL GROUP: Banda or Zande Azande
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (former Belgian Congo, former Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 14 1/4 & 16 1/4 inches high ( 36 & 4 1.5 cm)
15 3/4 & 18 inches with the bases (40 & 45.5 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.