Sculpture

Boyo
Eastern Region, Kivu D.R. of Congo

Wood and cloth
H. 34 cm
Estimated period: 19th century

Provenance:
– Collected by Nicolas de Kun in 1960.
– John Klejman (1906-1995), New York.
– Ernst and Ruth Anspach (1914-2002) Collection, New York (acquired in 1964).
– Robert T.Wall Family Collection, Telluride (inv. Nº W-0287) (acquired in 2002).

Exhibition:
– African Tribal Sculpture from the Collection of Ruth and Ernst Anspach, The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, November 1967 – February 1968.

Publications:
– De Kun, Nicolas. L’Art Boyo in African Art. Africa Tervuren 1979, XXV, nº15.
– Expo cat.: Imaginaire Tribal 2019. Galeria David Serra – Fine Tribal Art, Barcelona. Parcours des Mondes, Paris, sept. 2019.