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SOLD / SOLD! MC0573 Superb YOMBE female Statuette with snake Cute female Yombe Figure snake Kongo
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CONGO DRC
Superb YOMBE statuette
Pretty sculpture, very delicate, representing a young woman struggling with a gigantic snake
According to Marie-Louise Bastin, the huge serpent is the representation of Mbumba, the rainbow, who is the master of the terrestrial waters.
He is also the guide of the Lemba initiation whose goal is to promote fertility
We could deduce that this charming statuette is a hymn to fertility
We could deduce that this charming statuette is a hymn to fertility
The Yombe are a people established in Mayombe
They belong to the large group of Kongo
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, statuette
MATERIAL: Wood
ETHNICITY: YOMBE
ORIGIN: Congo DRC
DIMENSIONS: Height 25.5 cm
CONDITION: Fair
(See photos).
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CONGO DRC
Cute YOMBE Female Figure
Cute sculpture, very delicate, representing a young woman struggling with a gigantic snake
According to Marie-Louise Bastin, the immense serpent is the representation of Mbumba, the rainbow, who is the master of the terrestrial waters.
It is also the guide to Lemba initiation whose goal is to promote fertility
We could deduce that this charming statuette is a hymn to fertility
The Yombe People is established in the Mayombe
They belong to the big group of Kongo
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Figure, statue
ETHNIC GROUP: Yombe
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo
TYPE OF OBJECT: Figure, statue
ETHNIC GROUP: Yombe
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: about 10 inches high.
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on pictures.
DIMENSIONS: about 10 inches high.
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on pictures.