Male Ancestor Figure (Beli)

Object/Artifact

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anonymous...

Name/Title

Male Ancestor Figure (Beli)

Entry/Object ID

2019.95.3

Category

African Art

Acquisition

Accession

2019.95

Source or Donor

Robert Jacobs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Crocker Art Museum, gift of Robert Jacobs

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Date made

n.d.

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Mangbetu

Notes

Mangbetu people, Democratic Republic of the Congo (early–mid-20th century)

Dimensions

Height

23-1/2 in

Material

Wood

Location

Category

Display

Category

Permanent

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Website Medium

Label

Wood

General Notes

Note

A very close example is in the collection of Barbier-Muller Museum, Geneva, and a double headed harp by the same hand is in the collection of the Rietberg Museum Zurich.