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AF630

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF630
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Baluba | Lulua
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Iconography Woman
Description

Wooden anthropomorphic female figure; elongated face; bulbous oval shaped shaped eyes; triangular shaped nose; pursed mouth; prominent brow; hair forms into a conical shaped protrusion on the top center of the head, 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 each hand holding a different carved object; two rings are carved around upper arm; hands are placed at side; front of belly bulges slightly with four rings carved around the center; figure is wearing sometype of carved loincloth in front, incised with four vertical lines; with horizontal lines on the front side; prominent chest and backside; legs and feet are in standing position; five rings on the backside of knees; feet are not defined, they are in the form of large rounded shapes; two holes, one through each foot; base is missing; object is dark brown in color.

See AF620, Similiar to AF626.

Height 22.6 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Outside Diameter 4.1 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 61 - Field No SF | 07 - Cast Number

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