Standing Male Figure
Item
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Accession Number
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2023.10.
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Title
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Standing Male Figure
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Ethnic Group
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Zende
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Subject
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Figure|Ritual|Central Africa
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Country
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Date
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Early 20th Century
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Medium
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Patinated wood, raffia, Iron
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Format
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H x W x D: 17 in x 6 in x 4 1/2 in (43.18 cm x 15.24 cm x 11.43 cm)
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Description
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Standing male figure with a round, porous protrusion on the abdomen. The figure is coated in a dark patina, with a stylized coiffure of raffa rope. Iron pins decorate the body and face, along with rope wrapped around the waist and neck covered in the dark patina. The face has a round forehead that reaches beyond the flatter, frontal facial plane.
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Type
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Standing Figure
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Standing Figure
