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62-14-1

From: Republic of the Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 62-14-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Baluba
Provenience Republic of the Congo
Date Made 19th century
Section African
Materials Wood
Iconography Woman
Description

Wood. Female figure seated on top of long, wide, flat board which tapers to shaft (incomplete). Figure holds hands to breasts, cicatrization around navel; board completely ornamented on both sides with diagonal bands of rectangles, each with grooving parallel to the short side.

Height 52 cm
Width 12.4 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Ludwig Bretschneider, 1962

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