Ngbaka Figure

Ngbaka Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo, standing on large square feet, with thin arms in high relief at front, the ovoid head with bead eyes, square ears, and grooved mouth, below a notched nose and medial ridge and cut coiffure, on wood base, ht. 9 1/2 in. Provenance: Private collection, Boston, Massachusetts; Pace Primitive, New York City, inventory number 53.1457. Literature: Pace Primitive, New York, Fall 2007. Estimate $4,000-6,000 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.