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FKJ-201363

A Pende Maternity Figure Roof Finial

Democratic Republic of the Congo


Provenance

Sales Results

Lot 24, Sotheby's, New York — Dec 1, 1983
The Ben Heller Collection
Estimate: USD 75,000–125,000
Sold: USD 63,250
Lot 56, Sotheby's, New York — Jun 18, 2026
Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Estimate: USD 60,000–90,000
Unsold

Publications

  • Elsy Leuzinger, Die Kunst von Schwarz-Afrika, Zürich, 1970, p. 280, cat. no. T 5 (illustrated), and p. 402, cat. no. T 5 (listed); also published in English as The Art of Black Africa, New York, 1972, p. 296, cat. no. T 5 (illustrated and listed)

  • Elsy Leuzinger, The Art of Black Africa, New York, 1977, p. 175, cat. no. 175, and p. 183, cat. no. 175 (illustrated), and p. 249, cat. no. 175 (listed)

  • Roger Vokaer, ed., La maternité dans les arts premiers / Het Moederschap in de Primitieve Kunsten, Brussels, 1977, p. 73, cat. no. 68 (illustrated)

  • [Unsigned], "La maternité dans les arts premiers / Het Moederschap in de Primitieve Kunsten", G-Magazine, 1977, p. 3 (illustrated)

  • John McKesson, "La Vente Ben Heller", Arts d'Afrique Noire, No. 49, Spring, 1984, p. 50 (illustrated)

  • "The Mnuchin Collection in New York", Galeries, June - July, 1988, No. 88 (illustrated)

  • Mary H. Nooter, "Secrecy: African Art that Conceals and Reveals [Exhibition Preview]", African Arts, Vol. 26, No. 1, January, 1993, p. 64, fig. 14 (illustrated)

  • Mary H. Nooter, ed., Secrecy: African Art that Conceals and Reveals, New York, 1993, p. 174, cat. no. 40 (illustrated)

Exhibitions

  • Kunsthaus, Zürich, Die Kunst van Schwarz-Afrika, October 31, 1970 - January 17, 1971

  • Société Générale de Banque, Brussels, La maternité dans les arts premiers / Het Moederschap in de Primitive Kunsten, May 13 - June 30, 1977

  • The Museum for African Art, New York, Secrecy: African Art that Conceals and Reveals, February 13 - August 22, 1993