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TEKE ARTIST

Seated Figure, buti

Year Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th-early 20th century
Medium Wood, glass, cowrie shell, resin, organic matter, brass
Dimensions h. 29.3 cm 11 3/4 in.

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Seated Figure, buti is an artwork by TEKE ARTIST, dated Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th-early 20th century. The work is executed in Wood, glass, cowrie shell, resin, organic matter, brass. Its recorded dimensions are h. 29.3 cm 11 3/4 in.. View the artwork and contact Colnaghi for further information.

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Provenance

Ex collection Jacques Deprince, Brussels

Ex collection Count Baudouin de Grunne, Brussels, 1990

Ex Bernard de Grunne, Brussels

Ex private collection, New York, 1990-2025

Exhibitions / Fairs

Utotombo - L'Art de l'Afrique Noire dans les Collections Privées Belges. Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, 25 March - 5 June 1988

Afrikanische Skulptur - Die Erfindung der Figur / African Sculpture - The Invention of the Figure:

Museum Ludwig, Cologne, 27 July - 30 September 1990

Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, November 1990 - January 1991

Eternal Ancestors. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2 October 2007 - 2 March 2008

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