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A Ngbandi figure, Democratic Republic of Congo, collected in…
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A Ngbandi figure, Democratic Republic of Congo, collected in the 1930s. This Ngbandi figure is carved from a single piece of wood in an elongated form without legs. The figure's projecting chest, paw-like hands, and rounded head and ears suggest this May be a carving of a monkey. The eyes are made from encrusted cowrie shells. String through holes in the ears is a plant fibre twisted cord, which May suggest the figure was hung. Around the neck are remnants of a collar of chicken figures. Figure height 40 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 7 cm, on stand height 45 cm. Provenance: Lim-Strutt collection, Aotearoa. Previously of the Zoumana Traore collection, New York
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