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Female Figure

Female Figure

Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Medium/TechniqueWood, cloth, beads
DimensionsHeight x width: 18 3/16 x 6 in. (46 x 15 cm)
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.286
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceEarly 20th century, said to have been acquired during a military expedition in the Belgian Congo by a physician from Hasselt, Belgium; taken to Belgium and remained with his family. September 13, 1991, sold by Marc Felix (dealer), Brussels, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
Image Not Available for Beaded bowl
Beaded bowl
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Beaded Figure
Beaded Figure
Artist Unidentified
Mask (bwoom)
Mask (bwoom)
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Restricted: For reference only
Cape for a member of the Ogboni society
Artist Unidentified
Beaded coronet (Orikobofo)
Beaded coronet (Orikobofo)
Artist Unidentified
Doll
Doll
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Restricted: For reference only
Ifa diviner's necklace (Ikolaba ifa)
Artist Unidentified
Beaded Sheath
Beaded Sheath
20th century
Image Not Available for Power figure (nkishi)
Power figure (nkishi)
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Seated female figure (jonyeleni)
Seated female figure (jonyeleni)
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Shrine figure with movable arms
Shrine figure with movable arms
Artist Unidentified
Early 20th century, 1900–50
Headdress (ci wara)
Headdress (ci wara)
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000