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LOT 102 Mangbetu Knife, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Mangbetu Knife, Democratic Republic of the Congonamambele height 9 1/8in (24cm)ProvenanceMarc and Denyse Ginzberg Collection, New YorkLance and Roberta Entwistle, London and ParisPrivate Collection, New York, acquired from the above in 1992"The art of the northern savanna is associated with the sumptuous royal courts of the Mangbetu peoples. At its height, the second half of the nineteenth century, Mangbetu aristocrats surrounded themselves with a wide variety of finely crafted boxes, jars, stools, pipes, musical instruments and weapons. This distinctive tradition of anthropomorphic sculpture developed around 1900. Although such forms predate the colonial presence, European patrons greatly increased the demand for them.Namambele knives such as this example were worn at the belt, on the right side and were considered a mark of distinction. They were the sole property of the Mangbetu ruling aristocracy. In this example, the head is surmounted by the characteristic fan-shaped coiffure which identifies it as the head of a woman." (Metropolitan Museum of Art, WEB, nd.)In the exceptional namambele presented here, the woman wears a ruling-class headdress, her delicate face is highlighted with incised geometric scarification; fine, glossy honey-brown patina.

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