Renowned for their majestic
royal ancestral representations. The prominence of the large and
bulging closed eyes refers to the subject’s status as a being endowed
with a heightened sense of the spiritual realm. Cared for and kept
in a shrine as an important statue which was given given the name
of the ancestor it represented.
The east Kivu region is home to a number of peoples, whose sculpture overlaps stylistically. The Hemba, Basikasingo, Bainda, Bakeci, Basu eastern Bembe or Buyu People.
Ex. Leonard Kahan Gallery, New York Ex. Christopher and Genevieve McConnell collection
Height: 16 3/8" x Width: 5 1/8" x Depth: 5 1/4"
