Kabwelulu sculpture

Kusu
D.R. of Congo, southeast region.

Wood and animal skin
H. 20 cm
Estimated period: 19th century – early 20th century

Provenance:
– Sotheby’s London, 15 July 1975. Lot 188.
– Alain de Monbrison, Paris.
– Pierre Robin, Paris.
– Alberto Costa Romero de Tejada, Spain.
– J. Lentini Collection, Spain.

Publications:
– Costa Romero de Tejada, Alberto. Arte del África Negra. La elocuencia del hierro. Tomo 5. In: El Magazine de La Vanguardia, Barcelona 1988. (cover)
– Martínez-Jacquet, Elena, Books and Objects: a Meeting with Javier Lentini (Interview) in: Tribal Art Magazine, #81, autumn 2016:146.
– Expo cat.: Imaginaire Tribal 2021. Galeria David Serra- Fine Tribal Art, Barcelona. Parcours des Mondes. Paris, September 2021.