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Maker:
Wongo artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 20.9 x 2.2 x 2 cm (8 1/4 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
19th-20th century
Label Text:
The contents of gourds filled with palm wine or water would have been safeguarded through the use of these functional, decorative stoppers shaped as human heads and half-figures. The distinct, concave faces atop these wooden implements suggest the influence of the carving style of the neighboring Pende peoples.
Exhibition History:
Healing Arts, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., September 2016 - June 26, 2019
General exhibition, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., March 1, 2015-August 24, 2016
The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection Highlights, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009-June 4, 2014
Echoes of Africa, Epcot, Walt Disney World, Orlando, September 2005-August 2007
For Spirits and Kings: African Art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1981
Published References:
Vogel, Susan (ed). 1981. For Spirits and Kings: African Art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman Collection. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 228, no. 140.
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Topic:
Household  Search this
Human  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-20
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7f9695385-d7dd-4402-8b21-c331495c57f7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-20