Title:
Standing Male Figure, (Singiti)
Object Name:
Figure, Male
Other Name:
Figure, Male, Singiti
Place of Origin:
Hemba, Republic of the Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 28"
W = 13"
D = 13"
Singiti: In honor of a recently deceased member of a ruling family.
Kerchachi, Pandrat, Stephan — P. 443. Illistrations, P. 677 — 678
Bacquart, P. 160 — 163
H = 28"
W = 13"
D = 13"
Singiti: In honor of a recently deceased member of a ruling family.
Kerchachi, Pandrat, Stephan — P. 443. Illistrations, P. 677 — 678
Bacquart, P. 160 — 163
Description:
Standing male figure with large round head, hair design on back of head, protruding large round forehead, bulgy eyes with slit centers in large eye orbits. Long bent nose with flanged nostrils, protruding almond—shaped slit mouth, small jaw. Linear beard following jawline, small crescent—shaped ears, buff—colored cheeks, eyebrows, nose and lips. Long neck, small pointed breasts, boneless bent arms carved away from body. Flat back of hands attached to side of protruding stomach and navel, large phallic, heavy buttocks, short thick bent legs. Flat feet with toes on a cylindrical base, black patina over entire surface.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Patina
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Painting
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.41
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