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American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
131454
Title
5, Africa (Azande)
Description
In this rare Zande carving the forms of the mother and child seem to be fused. In fact, it illustrates the typical manner of carrying children throughout northeastern Zaire. A fiber band is wrapped around mother and child, and the child rests at the mother's side.
Materials: wood, coating.
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1914 (collected), 1990
Artwork/Object Type
Wood carvings
Physical dimensions
L:60.2 W:23.5 H:16 (in CM)
City Town
Panga
State Province
Tshopo
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Negative Collection, 5 x 7: 131454
Alternate Versions
3915
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/3320
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