Soldiers and Toyota Truck, Tshibanda Muayabu Mid 20th C. Presumed Congolese Folk Art Tempera Painting scalene triangle and on the linen gauze

and on the linen gauze near the top left

this piece feels like quite a special emblem of a place

is the wrapped mend at the hinged end (done in copper I believe) that was engraved on both sides to precisely match the numbers on the wood

eager dog a bit unsituated

I think this is just about a perfect object

Soldiers and Toyota Truck, Tshibanda Muayabu Mid 20th C. Presumed Congolese Folk Art Tempera Painting scalene triangle and on the linen gauzeI purchased this and a second watercolor by the same person at Brimfield, them immediately liberated them from old mats and frames upon returning home in order to really see them; they needed to see the light of day! (All they need now is to float against white in a very simple, clean, white or black frame.) This one is signed, twice Tshi Mua and Tshibanda Muayabu I believe most likely Congolese, and if so my guess is painted toward the tail end of