Lot 131
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LELE FLUTE
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities | 624
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
Estimate: £400 - £600
Description
carved wood, the female figure shown pregnant, holding her hands behind her back, with scarification to the belly, the lower half covered with a skirt which twists elegantly to the perforated base, raised on a bespoke wooden base
Dimensions
25.5cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, Belgium, acquired early 20th century, thence by descent
Galerie Walu, Switzerland
Private collection, United Kingdom