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1919.01.0264 :: skulptur, figur

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Skulptur utskuren i ljust trä föreställande en mansfigur med långt skägg och tatueringar på magen. Han håller ena handen på sitt skägg. Hår, skägg och navel är markerade med svart. Vänster hand och underarm saknas. Ögonen är av porslin. Skulpturen är av klassiskt bembe snitt och kallas ibland sibiti efter samhället där de tillverkas. (Se bla Segy fig. 272, s.212)

"This tribe (babembe) is known mostly for its statues/.../ Sometimes called sibiti figures, after the name of the principal village, the most characteristic feature is the rich scarification on the stomach, in curved and angular designs. They all have eyes inset with mirror, shell or glass. The... pointed beard stained in the same color as the hairdress".(Segy, L. 1989, s.211)HTB

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