Pair of Doorposts

Pende people, DR Congo, first half 20th c.

Carved wood with pigments

Ex–Emmanuel Ameloot, Ghent, Belgium

L: 39.75” h x 6.5” w R: 41.75” h x 6.5” w (L: 100.97 x 16.51 cm R: 106.05 x 16.51 cm)

Price: $4,800

 
 

Two Eastern Pende doorposts executed by the same hand, one depicting a man and the other a woman.

REFERENCES

Cornet, Joseph. A Survey of Zairian Art: The Bronson Collection. Raleigh: North Carolina

Museum of Art, 1978, pps. 135, 138.

Felix, Marc Leo. 100 Peoples of Zaire and Their Sculpture: The Handbook. Brussels: Zaire

Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987, p. 140.