Lot n° 220

LEHUARD (Raoul) et LECOMTE (Alain). Statuaire Babembe Sculpture. Milan, 5 Continents, 2010, 4°, 212 p;, nombr. ill. coul., cart. édit. The first monograph devoted to the work of the Babembe people, who live on the banks of Lake Tanganyika in the...

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Democratic Republic of Congo. Their anthropomorphic statues, carved from wood, are characterized by incisions representing tattoos, scarifications, or skin decorations that the Babembe use during initiation ceremonies.
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