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Pot and jar, Mangbetu
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Pot, Mangbetu
ptc-3894
Left: pot, ceramic, 8.8 inches (height) x 5.3 inches (depth), Mangbetu people of Africa. Right: jar, ceramic, 8.2 inches (height) x 5.4 inches (depth), Mangbetu people of the Congo, Africa
ptc-3922
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ptc-3911
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ptc-3916
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ptc-3914
Pot, ceramic, Zande (Azande) people of Africa
ptc-3943
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ptc-3927
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ptc-3974
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ptc-3908
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ptc-3985
Box, wood, bark, H 18 in, Uele, Africa
ptc-3902
Knife, iron and wood, Mangbetu people of Africa
ptc-3947
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ptc-3942
Tags
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
ptc-3984
Title
Pot, Mangbetu
Description
The exaggeration of sexual parts appears on Mangbetu pottery, boxes, and figures. According to Lang, these works were meant to amuse by mocking the behavior of outsiders, both African and European.
Materials: Ceramic
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
)
Date
1910 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Containers
Physical dimensions
H:19.5 D:20.4 (in CM)
City Town
Niangara
State Province
Upper Uele
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/4703
Rights statement
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Repository
American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 242.
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