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Seated Ancestral Figure

Artist Bembe peoples (Congolese)

CultureAfrican

DateEarly- to mid-20th century

MediumWood | Ivory

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Lillian Malcove

Object number55.50.3

Collections

African Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 110

DescriptionAfrican carved figurine of a seated man in reddish-black wood with ivory inlaid eyes. Babembe Tribe, Belgian Congo.

ProvenanceGift of Dr. Lillian Malcove, December, 5, 1955

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