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| Artifact Identification | Carving: Female Figure (1983.05.0027) | |
| Classification | Communications Artifacts : Art : Figurine | |
| Visual Description | Kuba or Lulua female figure. The face of the figure has a large, prominent forehead, topped by an abstract symbol. Te face has a unibrow, two raised, knobs of eyes, and a flat, wide nose. The neck is cylindrical and long, almost the length of the head. The body has small knubby breasts, a large potbelly stomach, and arms whose forearms extend outward slightly from the body. The figure is wearing a small painted skirt above slightly bent knees, and is standing on a small circular pedestal. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Period/Date | , 20th century | |
| Culture | kuba, lulua | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Height) | 39.5 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 7.1 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 7.2 cm | |
| Weight | 309 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Wood, Pigment | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carving, Incising, Staining | |
| Munsell Color Information | Brownish Black (7.5 Y R 1/1) -ns | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | 3/13/2008: "Gift of Richard and Barbara Faletti. " - Unknown Name, Unknown Date. Previously identified as a Ibeji Female Figure, Yoruba Culture, Nigeria in the database; identification changed to reflect information found on item's display tag. - M. Rarey, 03/11/03 Kuba, female figure with geometric scarification patterns, Zaire. - E. Robertson, 12/14/83 Female. Geometric scarification on stomach, back, neck, and head repeated in figure's skirt. Protruding stomach. Long cylindrical neck. Elaborate coiffure. Note the similarities in design to those of Kuba embroidered cloth, 1983.05.0029A,B. - V. Busenbark, ca. 1991 Display with Kuba fabric to show stylistic similarities and illustrate development of symbolism in African societies. Further research needed to determine object's function. - D. Schrishuhn, 5/7/99 Ibeji, not Kuba; not Colonial period; Nigeria, not Democratic Republic of the Congo; Yoruba, not Kuba. Definitely an ibeji--Yoruba, Nigeria. Suggests storage, not display.- R. Faletti, 2000 Many of these 1983.05 pieces list Eric Robertson. I don't know the source for this attribution, but Eric had nothing to do with those pieces. - R. Faletti, 2000 | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | N/A | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Richard and Barbara Faletti Family Collection | |
| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |