Sitting Woman

Mangbetu · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Reference: TRRC-37

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Height
39 cm
Material
Cooked clay and pigments

Female character with incipient breasts that by facial scarifications and necklaces and bracelets he wears on neck, arms and legs, as well as by his artistic…

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Full original description

Female character with incipient breasts that by facial scarifications and necklaces and bracelets he wears on neck, arms and legs, as well as by his artistic headdress can try a young girl freshly started in her ceremonial outfits. Clear mud color.

Further technical information
Attributed period
Mid-century XX
Recorded weight
1 g

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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