Collection place: Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo / Culture or time period: Zambian cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Human figure, accession number 5-14308, described as Figure, painted wood; standing male, blue body, pink face with black painted features, black loincloth (carved) in sticky paint with fibrous material adhering; nailed to pink wood base. Height of figure only 72 cm. [more on catalogue card]

Hearst Museum object titled Painted wooden female figure, accession number 5-4510, described as Standing female figure; carved wood; white woman; pink and black paint. Height 51 cm. Made for sale to Belgians. Hoped “we’d” like. Paint highly admired, but techniques sneered at by Chokwe. (Chokwe said, “And he isn’t even circumcised”)

Hearst Museum object titled Painted wooden male figure, accession number 5-4509, described as Standing male figure; carved wood; white man; pink and blue paint. Height 51.5 cm. Made for sale to Belgians. Hoped “we’d” like. Paint highly admired, but techniques sneered at by Chokwe. (Chokwe said, “And he isn’t even circumcised”)

Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-4505, described as Stool; wood; diameter: 23.5 cm; height: 23 cm.