{"product_id":"tabwa-miniature-figure-congo-rohner-collection-157355","title":"Tabwa Miniature Figure Congo Rohner Collection","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTabwa Female figure on a rectangle base.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTabwa art, native to the Tabwa people across Congo, Zambia, and Tanzania, is famed for its intricately detailed wooden carvings, masks, and sculptures, marked by abstract geometric designs. Its roots trace back to the 17th century when skilled craftsmen began settling in the southeastern Congo, passing down carving techniques through generations. Tabwa sculptures symbolize assisting ancestors in daily life and hunting, bearing elaborate scarification, formerly serving as identifiers of locality and social status and later as body art, denoting adulthood and social belonging. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: John R. Rohner Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eRohner, a museum curator for decades, aimed his practiced eye for authenticity to African art beginning in the early 1980s. His passion for this art only grew through the decades he built his collection––always with an aim for a broad and representative array of pieces. The collection appears in his book, \u003ci\u003eArt Treasures from African Runners\u003c\/i\u003e (2000, University Press of Colorado). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDamage and Repair:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Surface wear, scratches, and small age-related cracks throughout. Minor chips and losses in places. See photos for details.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot included in book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 12.0\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 3.5\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 2.0\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e157355\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"PING_CONTENT_MB_MAIN\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"sku 157000","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52249736413479,"sku":"157355","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/1015\/9911\/files\/IMG_2139_8de165f3-3da7-4a3e-870c-ded699ded3e4.jpg?v=1791301070","url":"https:\/\/africadirect.com\/products\/tabwa-miniature-figure-congo-rohner-collection-157355","provider":"Africa Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}