Bembe
Additional information:
Ethnic group:
Beembe (Bembe / baBeembe)
Country:
Congo Brazzaville
Period:
19th century
Material:
wood and porcelain inlaid eyes
Height:
19cm
Provenance:
Robert Lehuard (1902-1983), Paris / Raoul Lehuard, Paris / Galerie Ratton-Hourdé, Paris
Other information:
Published: “Bembe: fétiches médecine de la vallée du Niari Collection de Robert et Raoul Lehuard” (Paris: Galerie Ratton-Hourdé, 1998:15) – “Babembe Sculpture / Statuaire Babembe” (Lehuard and Lecomte, 2019:119) Ed. 5 Continents. / Exhibited: “Bembe: fétiches médecine de la vallée du Niari Collection de Robert et Raoul Lehuard”, Paris. Galerie Ratton-Hourdé. Dec. 1998. / Registered in the AHDRC number 0012582
