H x W x D: 15.8 x 7.5 x 6.5 cm (6 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Label Text:
For many African peoples, small figures protect individuals from physical and spiritual harm. The linear incising of the Yanzi figure is typical of their art style.
Description:
Standing female (?) figure with flexed legs, arms at torso sides and projecting conical hairstyle. The face is covered with incised linear patterns and red pigment.
Provenance:
Ladislaus Segy, New York, 1952
Raymond Wielgus, Chicago, 1950s
Allan Frumkin, Chicago/New York, ca. 1958 to 1998
Exhibition History:
Recent Acquisitions 2000, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., May 13, 1999-January 24, 2000
African Sculpture: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wielgus, Layton School of Art, Milwaukee, January 3-February 9, 1957, no. 42 (not illustrated); Art Institute of Chicago, April 13-June 16, 1957, no. 37
African Sculpture: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wielgus. 1957. Milwaukee: Layton School of Art, no. 42 (not illustrated).
African Sculpture: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wielgus. 1957. Chicago: N.W. Rubel & Co. (Art Institute of Chicago), no. 37.
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