Lineage Ornament (Idimu)
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 viewClassificationsMasks
Collections
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)
