Sculpture

AF1332

From: Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1332
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Basonge | Baluba
Provenience Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Iconography Man
Description

Anthropomorphic. Wooden. Standing male figure; Vertical, oblong shaped eyes, slits across the center; fluted nose; closed mouth in slight v formation; hairline begins towards the back of the head; carved ears; cylindrical neck; hands on side of abdomen; six fingers on each hand and seven toes on each foot; high, wooden base.

Height 37 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 6 - Other Number

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