MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Chowke Maternity Figure
Object Name:
Figure, Maternity
Other Name:
Chowke, Wood
Place of Origin:
Chowke, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.



Description:
Wooden maternity figure, with three rowed coiffure, concave heart—shaped face, slit oval eyes, wedge—shaped nose and crescent—shaped ears. Long cylindrical neck, arms carved away from the body, one holding a baby. Slightly bent legs, atop circular base. Scarification around forehead and lower abdoman areas. Covered in dark brown patina.
Collection:
Ben Pickard — Pickard Art Galleries
Material:
Wood
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.6.3
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