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Item
Accession Number
2024.1.
Subject
Figure|Ritual|Central Africa
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date
Early 20th Century
Medium
Patinated wood
Format
H x W x D: 24 in x 7 in x 6 1/4 in (60.69 cm x 17.78 cm x 15.875 cm)
Description
Standing male ancestral figure carved of wood of the Hemba style. The crossed, overlayed wood of the coiffure is recognizable of the Hemba style, along with the facial features and false beard patterning along the chin. Defined clavicles angle inwards towards the center of the chest. Below, arms rest on the abdomen on either side of a pronounced navel.
Type
Ancestral Figure
Conforms To
Luba, Hemba