Object class: Carvings (visual works) / Collection place: Republic of the Congo / Culture or time period: Central African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-15186d, described as Full length charm figure, helmeted, chin has chip missing; crack on side; head fully carved, body rounded pillar. Height 20 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-15186a, described as Charm figure, male. Hand carved in rigid upright posture. Double-faced helmeted head, tapering body. Height 19 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Charm figure, accession number 5-14850, described as Charm figure; standing anthropomorphic male figure with bent knees, carved out rectangle in abdomen (empty); bearded; wearing large hat; damaged lower lip, several splits, missing toes. Charm figure with magical substance missing. Therefore figure is considered to be powerless. Height 32.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Charm figure, accession number 5-13050, described as Charm Figure: standing male, anthropoorphic figure; head, neck, bent knees carved wood; parallel incised scarification marks on face, beard and arms concealed by red clay; fur and featheres behind neck and near penis; on modern wood mount. H = 30.3 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Charms, accession number 5-15186a-d, described as (a) Charm figure, male. Hand carved in rigid upright posture. Double-faced helmeted head, tapering body. Height 19 cm. (b) Charm figure, full length, with bend arms and legs. Height 13 cm. (c) Full length charm figure with bent arms and legs. Height 13.5 cm. (d) Full length charm figure, helmeted, chin has chip missing; crack on side; head fully carved, body rounded pillar. Height 20 cm. Charm figures. Usually “named for known ancestor or chief” -William Bascom.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16289a,b, described as a- figure, b-stand; carved wood with red painted decoration; both arms/hands rest on chest, inset belly button, carved scarification on face. round, flat headdress. Conservation: Chips on feet, right knee, abraided wear on painted areas.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16286, described as BaSongye figure. carved wood, rounded head, long neck, arms, legs, buttocks, breasts, feet are carved on base; stylized pattern across middriff. Purchased through Max Alfert from Ascher, Paris Conservation: Crack on front of figure extending from need to middriff.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16287, described as Ba-Vili mirror figure, mirrors in eyes and stomach; carved wood, two brass rings around right leg; cowrie shell on back. Purchased in Basle,Switzerland by Max Alfert from Maria Wyss

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16285, described as Chokwe (or Songo) figure. female; carved wood; jutting jaw, hunched shoulders, incised lines on upper and lower abdomen. Purchased from Aalderink of Amsterdam

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16281, described as carved wood, long neck, short arms and legs, large feet on a stand. hair and facial features stained. Conservation: Drying crack down back of head and neck.