File:Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ngbandi people - Female Figure of a Pair - 2010.459.2 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

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Female Figure of a Pair   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Female Figure of a Pair
Object type Wood
Description
Carving of paired figures is quite well documented among the Ngbandi and its neighbors the Ngbaka-Minagende, where such sculptures are said to represent the mythical ancestor Seto and his sister-wife, Nabo. Field-based research cannot confirm the existence of figurative couples among the Ngbandi.
Date late 1800s-early 1900s
Medium Wood, copper, glass beads, iron, fabric
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 13 x 11.5 cm (16 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
African Art
Accession number
2010.459.2
Place of creation Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ngbandi people
Credit line René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.459.2

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