Kneeled Woman
Bembe · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: EFM-5
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- Height
- 19 cm
- Material
- Wood and black pigment
Feminine statue on her knees holding her breasts in an attitude of offering or imploring protection for a future motherhood. Holding your breasts or touching your…
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Full original description
Feminine statue on her knees holding her breasts in an attitude of offering or imploring protection for a future motherhood. Holding your breasts or touching your belly is an allusion to female fertility. He's wearing a cone-shaped hairstyle, black pigmentation.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third century XX or older
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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