Nyamwezi – Iramba Couple

Tanzania

19th Century
Height 69.5 cm – 71 cm

Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle
Helene Leloup

Helene Leloup describes in the commentary from her archives, as “an ancient pair of male and female statues, their sexes clearly signified, their faces scarified, their eyes indicated by inlaid beads. These two highly expressive sculptures are among the rarest and most beautiful examples of the unique art of the Nyamwési people. “These rare sculptures accompanied – according to Nancy Nooters – the high-backed seats of the Iramba chiefs.”.

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