CultureYaka peoples
Titles
- Figure (biteki)
Date1900–1950
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood, traces of kaolin on the face, fiber belt
DimensionsOverall: 10 × 2 × 2 1/4 in. (25.4 × 5.1 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1455
Non exposé
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1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
91.1476
1900–1950
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1447.A-.C
1900–1930
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, nails, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1448.A,.B
1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B