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Finely Carved African Yombe Tribe Figure

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Finely Carved African Yombe Tribe Figure
Finely carved male figure on stool with detailed face, hands at jawline, scarification, neck rings and corn rolled hair. The forested region of the Lower Zaire River is important in the artistic history of black Africa, because it boasts the greatest concentration of maternity figures and stone statuary. The focal point is the vast Yombe area where numerous individual styles may be found. The Kongo kingdom influenced the Yombe who, at one point of their history, were an integral part of this kingdom. The 350,000 Yombe people are artistically prolific. They produced some of the finest sculpture in all Africa. Their statues contained the same themes as the Kongo's: maternity figures, seated kings, objects of prestige, and nail and mirror fetishes. 25" H, wear and natural wood cracks throughout, small chip to nose. Mid. 20th century.