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AF615

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF615
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Basonge | Baluba
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Iconography Human
Description

Standing, wooden anthropomorphic male figure; defined jawline; prominent brow, nose, and mouth; horizontal slits for eyes; hairline begins at the center of the crown; hair is decoratively carved; long cylindrical neck; vertical groove on the left side; shoulders protrude from the side; arms bent at the elbow with hands placed on both side of stomach, front of stomach bulges slightly; prominent chest and backside; legs and feet are in standing position; knees slightlty bent; round base; object is dark brown in color.

Height 13.4 cm
Width 3 cm
Outside Diameter 3.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 45 - Field No SF

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