Wood carved figure

Museum number:
5-13857
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013857
Accession number:
Acc.3516
Description:
Figure; standing Janus figure; one side is male with complex female hairstyle; arms joined at abdomen; other side has face with features in low relief; patinated and somewhat encrusted dark brown wood; height 30 cm
Donor:
Mrs. Stanley Zuckerman and Stanley Zuckerman
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Zaire (Congo Kinshasa); possibly Ba-Luba
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Woodcarvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wood carved figure, accession number 5-13857, described as Figure; standing Janus figure; one side is male with complex female hairstyle; arms joined at abdomen; other side has face with features in low relief; patinated and somewhat encrusted dark brown wood; height 30 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wood carved figure, accession number 5-13857, described as Figure; standing Janus figure; one side is male with complex female hairstyle; arms joined at abdomen; other side has face with features in low relief; patinated and somewhat encrusted dark brown wood; height 30 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wood carved figure, accession number 5-13857, described as Figure; standing Janus figure; one side is male with complex female hairstyle; arms joined at abdomen; other side has face with features in low relief; patinated and somewhat encrusted dark brown wood; height 30 cm

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