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Zaire/ Kuba Figure IN0064

timbuktu — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:45:35 +0000

Zaire/ Kuba tribe figure with Kuba style decoration on main body. This male figure has some similarities with Songe and Luba tribe figures. The figure is holding a large Kuba cloth which has become a part of his body. The figure is visible from the rear but the most intriguing angle is from the front.

Height 34 cm

Width 12 cm

Weight 516 grams

Lega Figure IN0065

timbuktu — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:54:55 +0000

Very primative small Lega tribe carving. Typicaly in Lega style the figure has been reduced to the essentials, there being no arms and the body is a simple bi-cone shape. The face is slightly asymetric. Wood and white ash.

Height 29 cm

Width 7 cm

weight 192 grams

Massai stool IN0125

timbuktu — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:22:16 +0000

Small Maasai tribe wood stool from Kenya. This is an 18.0 cm high stool with a 16.5 cm round top. It’s carved from one piece of wood and is beautifully proportioned. These stools are made in a variety of sizes and styles but this one is the simplest of designs confirming that “less is more”, an object of art.