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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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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