Standing KUBA King figure statue signed Kuete Mueka Congo African Tribal Art 531

Description

CONGO RDC
Kuba King figure
Cute statue representing a Kuba king
Indications under the base: "Kuete male? Mueka"
Mueka (or Mweka) is an important town and an art center among the Kuba
It is obviously not a tribal piece but a quality sculpture. According to its former owner, it would have arrived in Europe around 1970.
Characteristics
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TYPE OF OBJECT: Figure, statue
ETHNICAL GROUP: Kuba
ORIGINE: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaïre).
MATÉRIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 13 1/4 Inches high
CONDITION: correct
Please have a look on the pictures.