Artist name:
C DR Congo, Luba
Artwork title:
Standing female figure, caryatid
Description: Sculpted standing female figure carrying a vessel above her head; ovoid face with half-closed almond eyes, protruding eyebrows and prominent mouth slightly open; hairstyle has head band at the front and cruciform style at the back; cylindrical body with pointed breasts and lozenge-shaped scarifications on the front from below the breasts to the groin area; one row of hexagonal shaped scarifications on lower back; elongated arms and long hands hold up the seat in the form of a circular vessel; short, sturdy legs, feet with widely spaced toes.
Artwork date(s): early 20th century
Artwork type: African Collection
Medium: wood
Measurements: H:510
Accession number: 197
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