Figure Item Number: 3321/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Female figure made of wood. Figure is shown kneeling, with her hands placed on her pregnant stomach. The abdomen is marked with a double-line diamond around the naval, and two crosshatched rectangles on both sides of the abdomen and lower back. She has deeply set cowrie-shaped eyes, a large pointed nose, wide lips and a strong cheekbones. She wears a large headdress with a concave top surface and rounded sides. She has bare breasts and pronounced vagina.
History Of Use
Figure said to be used in female initiation rites, to instruct young girls about sexuality and motherhood.
Narrative
The donor said the figure was collected in Ilebo, a town in Kasai province, in 1952.
Item History
- Made in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Collected in Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo during 1952
- Owned by Roxane Connick Carlisle before September 17, 2018
- Received from Roxane Connick Carlisle (Donor) on September 17, 2018
What
Who
- Culture
- Kuba ?
- Previous Owner
- Roxane Connick Carlisle
- Received from
- Roxane Connick Carlisle (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Collected in
- Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
When
- Collection Date
- during 1952
- Ownership Date
- before September 17, 2018
- Acquisition Date
- on September 17, 2018
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3321/0012