Lineage Ornament (Idimu)

Artist Unidentified

19th–20th century

Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of Congo

Medium/TechniqueWood with kaolin and raffia

Dimensions44.8 x 17.1 x 14.0 cm (17 5/8 x 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel

Accession number2014.293

On View

On view

ClassificationsMasks

Collections

Africa and Oceania

ProvenanceAbout 1940, said to have been acquired in the Belgian Congo by a Belgian colonial administrator; sold by this Belgian collector to the Galerie Khepri, Amsterdam; May 16, 1970, sold by Galerie Khepri to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)