Artist
Unknown African
CultureCongo peoples
Titles
- Pair of Figures
Date1945–1955
PlaceCongo, Africa
MediumWood, straw, fur, feathers
Dimensions.1: 10 1/2 × 7 5/8 × 3 in. (26.7 × 19.4 × 7.6 cm)
.2: 13 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (34.3 × 19.7 × 8.3 cm)
.2: 13 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (34.3 × 19.7 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1496.1,.2
Not on view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: There is a Z burnt into the bottom of each base.
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Unknown North American
1910–1925
Painted wood, feathers, hair, leather, horsehair, cloth, straw, cornhusks
44.425
Unknown North American
1910–1940
Painted wood, straw, string, feathers
44.392
Unknown North American
1910–1940
Wood, paint, feathers, horsehair, leather thongs, string, and thread
44.398
Unknown North American
1910–1940
Wood, paint, feathers, and string
44.373
Unknown North American
1910-1940
Painted wood, straw, feather, hair, string
44.391
Unknown North American
1913–1917
Wood, paint, feathers, horns, leather, buffalo fur, rawhide, cotton cloth, satin ribbon, tin, nails, and string
44.438
