| Object Number | 29-59-40 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ambundu |
| Provenience | Angola | Kela |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Iconography | Human | Bird |
| Description | Wood. Similar to 29-59-32 but made of a solid piece of wood against which the door frame and the figure are carved in low relief. Bird perched on top of frame. Round base. Base and frame elaborately carved; the whole surface painted with white, red and blue dots. "Image good against headache when painted in this manner." Bought from the soba (chief) at Kela. |
| Height | 26.2 cm |
| Width | 13.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
| Other Number | Mercer 19530 - Old Museum Number | 100 - Field No SF |
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