Figure
AF641
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF641 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bushongo | Isambo |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Human |
| Description | Wooden anthropomorphic female figure; elongated head; defined jaw line; prominent brow; two small holes for eyes; triangular shaped nose; pursed closed mouth; hairline begins at the crown, hair is incised with small raised squares; cylindrical neck; arms at side; hands placed above bulging belly; legs are slightly bent at the knee; flat feet; object cannot stand upright; open space between the legs; object is dark brown in color. |
| Length | 21.3 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 3.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1198 - Field No SF |
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