Sujet
Mother and child carving (phemba) honouring female reproductive power an idealised image of womens role and by implication of the growth and wealth of the kingdom
Légende
Mother and child carving (phemba) honouring female reproductive power an idealised image of womens role and by implication of the growth and wealth of the kingdom, Such figures were often kept in shrines honouring matrilineal ancestors. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Kongo. 19th 20th c Yombe region.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive / Courtesy Entwistle Gallery, London.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A18_005
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
35,8Mo (1,4Mo) / 27,3cm x 32,8cm / 3230 x 3879 (300dpi)