Figure
AF650
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF650 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bapinji |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Iconography | Man |
Description | Wooden anthropomorphic male figure; rounded facial features; defined jawline; prominent brow; large oval shaped eyes; triangular shaped nose; pursed opened mouth; protruding ears; faint hairline; vertical crest on top of crown, continuing down the back of head; hole in the center of cres; thick neck; shoulders protrude from side; thin arms bent at the elbow; hands facing outward, resting on top of thigh; open space bewteen arms and body of figure; center of belly bulges; defined belly button; legs are slightly bent; feet are flat; object is dark brown in color. Southern Bambala Kwango River ( W. Fagg, Aug 1958) |
Height | 22.8 cm |
Width | 6.3 cm |
Outside Diameter | 6.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 101 - Other Number |
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