Songye Figure
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Southern / Central Eki, Southwest Songye region
Carved wood
Late 19th century
Height: 5 in. (12.5 cm)
Ex collection Joseph Herman, London
Ex collection John Ditenfass, Paris/New York
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Southern / Central Eki, Southwest Songye region
Carved wood
Late 19th century
Height: 5 in. (12.5 cm)
Ex collection Joseph Herman, London
Ex collection John Ditenfass, Paris/New York
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Boanga power figure
Carved wood, nails, metal and fibers
Height: 12 ½ in. (16.5 cm)
Presumably collected in situ by Georges Van Halle between 1940-1945
Ex collection Georges Van Halle, Luxembourg
Ex collection Merton D. Simpson, New York
Ex collection Allan Stone, New York
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Boanga (Nganga) Power Figure
Lusamba Area, Batempa group, Northwest of Songye Region
Carved wood, nails, teeth and shells
Late 19th century
Height: 14 ½ in. (37 cm)
Provenance:
Collected in Luluabourg, Belgian Congo, 1930s
Ex collection Karel Plasmans, Belgium, 1965-1966
Ex collection Marc Leo Felix, Brussels (#FC4314)
Ex collection Gallery Fred Jahn, Munich, circa 1985
Ex collection Bareiss, Greenwich/Salach, Neumeister Sale, Munich, Collection Walter Bareiss, Nov. 13, 2008. Lot 1244, ill.
Ex collection Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp
Ex Pace Gallery, New York (# 54-3768)
Yale-GVR Registration No. 0033763
Exhibition
Kilengi: African Art from the Bareiss Family Collection, Hannover, Vienne, Munich, Iowa City, Purchase NY, 1997-2000. Cat. 110
Publications
Jean Willy Mestach. “Etudes Songye: formes et symbolique, essai d’analyse“. Munich: Gallery Jahn, 1985. pp. 128-129, fig. 37
Christopher D. Roy. Kilengi: African Art from the Bareiss Family Collection. Hannover, Seattle: Kestner Gesellschaft, University of Washington Press, 1999. pp. 190-191, cat. 110
François Neyt. La Redoutable Statuaire Songye d’Afrique Centrale. Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2004. p. 151, fig. 117
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