Ubangi figure
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ngbaka or neighboring cultures
Ubangi area, Northwestern Congo
Early 20th century
Carved wood, beads and metal
Height: 32 cm – 12 ½ in.
Provenance
Ex collection David Henrion, Brussels
Ex collection Didier Claes, Brussels
Ex collection Richard Carchon, Paris
Ex private collection, California
Publications
“Claes. Premium Art from Black Africa/Art premier d’Afrique Noire”, Didier Claes, Bruxelles, 2005
“Ubangi. Art and Cultures from the African Heartland”, Grootaers, Bruxelles, Fonds Mercator, 2007, 121, #3.13
“African Impressions. Tribal Art and Currents of Life/Empreintes d’Afrique. L’art tribal au fil des fleuves”, B. Von Lintig & H. Dubois, 5 Continents, 2011, 82-83, #31
Exhibition:
“Ubangi. Art and Cultures from the African Heartland”, Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal, The Netherlands, 13 oct. 2007 – 31 mars 2008
This figure conveys an intense sense of power and poetry.
