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AF627

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF627
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Baluba | Lulua
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Iconography Human
Description

Standing, wooden anthropomorphic female figure; elongated face; oval shaped shaped eyes, with raised center piece; triangular shaped nose; closed pursed mouth; prominent brow; hair forms into a conical shaped protrusion on the top center of the head, back of hair is ornamented with small raised squares, these protrude from the side as well; carving of geometric design found on the face and neck of figure; shoulders protrude from side; arms bent at the elbow with hands holding sometype, hands are placed at side; front of belly bulges slightly with five rings carved around the center; figure is wearing a skirt of some sort, with horizontal lines on the front side; prominent chest and backside; legs and feet are in standing position; three rings on the backside of knees; round base; object is dark brown in color.

See AF620, Similiar to AF626

Length 18.6 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Outside Diameter 3.4 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 76 - Field No SF

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