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Female Figure (mbulenga)
Female Figure (mbulenga)

Female Figure (mbulenga)

Artist Unidentified
20th century
Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Medium/TechniqueWood
Dimensions23.49 cm (9 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.182
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenancePrivate collection, England. November, 1986, sold by Marc Leo Felix (dealer), Brussels, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
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