Artist
Unknown African
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
Not on view
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Unknown African
1900–1950
Wood and traces of kaolin, a white clay
91.1520
Unknown African
1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
91.1476
Unknown African
1900–1950
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1447.A-.C
Unknown African
1875–1925
Wood, glass beads, and traces of tukula
91.1449
Unknown African
1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B
Unknown African
1925–1950
Wood, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1491.1,.2
Unknown African
1930–1970
Wood, ivory, and traces of tukula
91.1477