Kneeled Woman Pendant
Baluba · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: CYA-20
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- Height
- 8 cm
- Material
- Ivory and pigments
Weird hanging representing a pregnant woman on her knees in a supplicative attitude. It all indicates that it is a protective pendant for pregnancy and childbirth.…
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Full original description
Weird hanging representing a pregnant woman on her knees in a supplicative attitude. It all indicates that it is a protective pendant for pregnancy and childbirth. Very flat figure with a color that suggests that it has received libations of palm oil.
Further technical information
- Width
- 4 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
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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