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A Bena Lulua maternity figure, Democratic Republic of Congo,…
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A Bena Lulua maternity figure, Democratic Republic of Congo, carved from a single piece of wood. This figure depicts a kneeling woman holding her child at her side. Her stomach is large and round and she has an exagerated bellybutton. A yonic symbol representing scarfication at the forehead adds to the hyper-femininity of this piece. There is a duality between the faces of the child and mother; the child appears aged and stern in contrast to the serenity of the mother's face. Height 41.5 cm, width 12 cm, depth 15 cm. Provenance: Lim-Strutt collection, Aotearoa
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Tribal: African