Les Phemba. Histoire de l’archéologie occupied from the Orientalizing period

occupied from the Orientalizing period to the Roman Empire

Volume XXVI

archaeology

approvisionnement et gestion des échanges

Les Phemba. Histoire de l’archéologie occupied from the Orientalizing periodBeneath their peaceful mother child appearance, the phemba statuettes of the Yombe ethnic group (Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, and Cabinda territory) raise many questions. These statuettes appeal to collectors with their universal theme of mother and childevoking gentleness and serenitytheir smooth, naturalistic appearance, and their discreet African "exoticism." Could African phemba have been inspired by European statues of Virgins and