Maternity Figure / African, Congo (Zaire), Vili

About this Item

Accession Number: 1993/2.66
Title: Maternity Figure
Artist: African, Congo (Zaire), Vili
Artist Nationality: Congolese (Zairean)
Medium and Support: polychromed wood, porcelain, glass beads, and cloth
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Congo (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Congo (nation)
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by the Betty J. Lockett Memorial Fund; the Mary Kujawski Memorial Fund; and the Alfred E. Pernt Memorial Fund, in honor of Dr. of Technical Services Max H.J. Pernt and his wife Anna Pernt (née Mueller)
Dimensions: 29.5 cm x 13 cm x 14.2 cm (11 5/8 in. x 5 1/8 in. x 5 9/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Object Type: figure
Primary Keywords: baby; kneeling; mother
Secondary Keywords: family; figures; how we live; people and occupations; relationships
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 845 x 1175
File Size: 52 KB
Record: 1993/2.66
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1993-sl-2.66/1993_2.66.jpg

In public portfolios: 247-Modern Africa (6); Childbearing (57); Early Modern Atlantic World (34); JHS2010 (52); Spirits embodied - Evan Maurer (54)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1993-SL-2.66:1993_2.66.JPG

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Full citation: "Maternity Figure; African, Congo (Zaire), Vili." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1993-sl-2.66/1993_2.66.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 05, 2024.