Tribal art statuette considered an initiatory object designed to venerate ancestors and strengthen community ties. This statuette is made of bone and demonstrates the skill of the artists who know how to keep a secret dimension to the object jealously and carefully preserved by the tribal chiefs.

Galerie Retour De Voyage is proud to present this exclusive collection of African art objects from various ethnic groups, particularly those of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They have been scattered in individual collections, and it's a long process that has made it possible to present them together in this spring exhibition.

Democratic Republic of Congo

Bone, Height 12.8 cm - Late 19th, early 20th century

Collected in 1924 in Tenge Tenge, a village in South Kivu (inscription under the object)

From private collection, Belgium