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Tags
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Anthropology
Asset ID
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Title
Figure, wood, H 16.6 inches, Zande (Azande) people of Africa
Description
This carved wooden figure is signed by the artist, Chief Songo, on the bottom of the foot.
Materials: Wood, stain.
Agent (Role)
Chief Songo
(
Artist
),
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1913 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Wood carvings
Physical dimensions
L:42.5 W:10 H:10.5 (in CM)
City Town
Poko
State Province
Lower Uele
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Transparency Collection, 4 x 5: 3987
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.2/1247
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. 247.
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