Figure
AF5120
Location: On Display in the Sphinx Gallery
From: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | Lukuga River Region
Curatorial Section: African
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Object Number
AF5120
Current Location
Sphinx Gallery - On Display
Culture
Baluba
Provenience
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | Lukuga River Region
Date Made
19th century CE
Section
African
Materials
Wood
Iconography
Seated Female | Bowl
Description
Female figure seated with legs stretched out in front, holding a round hollow bowl in front of torso. Bowl decorated with single band of alternating angular striped hatching. Arms and legs same length and slightly bent. Geometric raised scarification markings on lower back. Backswept coiffure forms a cross with hairpins.
Height
32 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
20 cm
Credit Line
Purchased from Vignier, 1919
Other Number
062 - Cast Number
Current & Past Exhibitions
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Hall, Henry U. "Notes on Some Congo and West African Woodcarvings ." The Museum Journal 14, no. 2. (1923): 101-134. See: pp. 118, 120, 122, fig. 26-28
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