Female Figure

Creator

Preview

Creation Date

circa 20th c.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa, Zaire

Culture

Luba people

Medium

Wood

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 2 x 2 in. (13.97 x 5.08 x 5.08 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of David P. Harris ('46), 2020

Accession Number

2020.9

Provenance

Purchased from the New Manila Importing Co., San Francisco, 1976.

Condition

The bottom of the piece is very uneven, apparently having been broken from a base. Metal rods stick out of the bottom. It appears to have been exposed to fire.

References

Brad Hostetler, with Ani Parnagian, "From Private to Public: The Collection of David P. Harris," in Ethiopian Objects in the Blick-Harris Study Collection: Art, Context, and the Persistence of Form, eds. Brad Hostetler, and Lynn Jones, Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art & Architecture 8, no. 1 (Spring 2022): 5–25. https://digital.kenyon.edu/perejournal/vol8/iss1/1/

Description

Wooden female figure from Zaire has a triangular face and is depicted holding the sides of her pregnant belly.