Memorial Figure of a Lineage Head
Unidentified Hemba-Niembo maker
late 19th-early 20th century
Wood
Overall: 19 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 6 5/16 in. (50.5 × 16.5 × 16 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
998.13.30366
Geography
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
Resonances of Power, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 12, 1998-February 28, 1999.
Works from the Continent of Africa, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2019-March 15, 2020.
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, New York, Sale 7129, lot 225, May 6, 1998; sold to present collection, 1998.
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