Sculpture of a standing male ancestor, probably from the styles known as Muhona or Nkuvu according to the classification of François Neyt, he wears a stylized beard that emphasizes and contours the whole of the lower part of his face, sculpted on a flat plane. The body is well-paced, the arms on either side of the prominent umbilicus, and he wears a hairstyle characteristic of the sculptures of ancestors of the Hemba nobility. Hemba, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood, old cracks, beautiful patina of use H. 50 cm Provenance : Robert Duperrier Gallery, Paris