Birth Statue

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Name/Title

Birth Statue

Entry/Object ID

2013.Br.158

Description

A horizontal wooden statue depicting three figures working together to preform a birth. The woman on the right is kneeling and holding the shoulders of the woman giving birth and the woman on the left is holding the child's face.

Collection

Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Chokwe People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Chokwe People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Wood

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Statue

Category

Sculpture

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

17 in

Length

3-13/16 in

Material

Wood