Figure
| Object Number: | AF5192 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Maritime Congo |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Iconography: | Female |
| Height: | 18.5 cm |
| Width: | 6.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1924 |
| Other Number: | 84 - Field No SF 29-94-7 - Other Number |
Description
Figurine of the type of Makonda, representing or symbolizing a tutelary spirit of children, invoked by expectant mothers who have previously lost children. Such figures belong to the class of therapeutic agencies and normally have "medicine" attached or applied in a way characteristic of Lower Congo magical images. This figurine had perhaps never been "consecrated" by the medicine -man. Wooden female figure holding breasts and wearing pointed striated cap.
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