Male Figure / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe

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Accession Number: 2005/1.196.2
Title: Male Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe
Artist Nationality: Congolese (Zairean)
Medium and Support: wood, tukula powder, fiber, dried fruit, metal hook, animal hair, shell, resin
Object Creation Date: circa 1870
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Dimensions: 28.2 cm x 9.1 cm x 7.1 cm (11 1/8 in. x 3 9/16 in. x 2 13/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Wood and Woodcarving
Primary Object Type: ritual figure
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Record: 2005/1.196.2
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.196.2/2005_1_196_2.jpg

In public portfolios: 2005 : No Image (166); Spirits embodied - Evan Maurer (54)

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Full citation: "Male Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.196.2/2005_1_196_2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.