H x W x D: 19.1 × 5.7 × 8.6 cm (7 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 3 3/8 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Description:
Wood standing figure on round base, mirror glass inset eyes. Cloth bound with plant fiber is piled on head, forms a C- form tail or handle down the back, circles the waist, to be held by the figure over the groin. Cloth is primarily red with some blue cloth.
Provenance:
Dr. Nicholas Zervas, Milton, Massachusetts, 1998
Exhibition History:
Art of Africa: Objects from the Collection of Warren Robbins, 2007-2012
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