Standing Male Healing Figure
Item
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Accession Number
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2020.15
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Title
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Standing Male Healing Figure
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Ethnic Group
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Yuka
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Subject
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Figure|Healing|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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20th century
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Medium
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Wood|Palm Oil
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Format
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H x W x D: 9.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 in. (24.13 x 6.35 x 6.35 cm)
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Description
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Standing male medicine or healing figure with a large head containing a stylized headpiece with a hole drilled for fetish material. Facial features include coffee bean-shaped eyes and a large bulbous nose. The thick torso shows its arms and hands joined at the upper chest in a gesture of respect. The remainder of the body shows genitalia and non-descript legs and feet.
