Sculpture

29-94-131

From: Zaire

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-94-131
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Zaire
Section African
Materials Wood | Clay
Iconography Man
Description

Black clay (do not wash). Face polished; otherwise textile surface. Probably represents pygmy. Hair parted terminating in clud at nape; pierced eyes filled with red sealing wax; wears long shirt. Oval base. Carries skin shield of East African type in left hand and wooden spear in right. Not incised.

Height 22.7 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929

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