Yombe Maternity Figure

Democratic Republic of Congo

Early - Mid 20th c

7 inches high x 2 1/4 inches wide

Ex: Pierre Robin, Paris

$ 1,500

Inv. # A3517

The Yombe maternity figure called Phemba, represents the mythical mother and child honoring the maternal spirit used in fertility and funerary cults. The mother is seated cross legged wearing a mitre-shaped crown. The nursing child is held by the mother’s clasping hands, the infant’s body conforms to the arc of the mother’s lap.

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