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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