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

Notes

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)

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Web-Tag-People

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.