Title:
Standing Female Figure
Object Name:
Figure, Female
Other Name:
Figure, Female, Standing
Place of Origin:
Lega, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 16"
W = 4"
D = 4"
Bacquart, P. 148
Maginga (Rarely taller than 35 cm.)
Employed during initiation ceremonies, they had a mnemonic function insofar as they assisted in the telling of "ancestor stories" or in the depiction of proverbs.
H = 16"
W = 4"
D = 4"
Bacquart, P. 148
Maginga (Rarely taller than 35 cm.)
Employed during initiation ceremonies, they had a mnemonic function insofar as they assisted in the telling of "ancestor stories" or in the depiction of proverbs.
Description:
Standing female figure with large oval—shaped head, almond—shaped slit eyes, heart—shaped face. Sloped shoulders, buff—colored chest, boneless bent arms, carved away from body. Hands attached to protruding buff—colored stomach at navel, short legs with small club feet with toes, brown patina.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Patina
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Painting
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.61
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