Ancestral Figure
Item
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Accession Number
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2024.1.
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Title
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Ancestral Figure
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Ethnic Group
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Luba, Hemba
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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
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Format
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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)
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Description
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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.
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Type
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Ancestral Figure
