King from the Lele of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sculpture

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

King: Statuette of a Lele King
King

Statuette of a Lele King

Name/Title

King from the Lele of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Entry/Object ID

2012.10.1

Description

King from the Lele. Lele is a subgroup of the Kuba Peoples from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood

Made/Created

Notes

Lele - Kuba Peoples. Democratic Republic of Congo.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sculpture's Dimension

Height

42 in

Width

8 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

King from the Lele. Lele is a subgroup of the Kuba Peoples from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is an unusual sculpture, not typical of Kuba at all. One of 5 African Tribal Objects purchased from Victor Gordon, Philadelphia.