Unidentified
Ancestor Figure Amulet
n.d.
Category
Culture
Luba
Place Made
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Materials
Ivory, glass, rawhide, iron
Measurements
3 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in (10.00125 x 4.445 x 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Victor K. Kiam
Accession #
77.114
Description
Figure, probably female, kneeling and sitting on heels, with hands at breasts; protruding abdomen; stick-like arms and legs; bean-shaped eyes; triangular nose; layered coiffure; cobalt and turquoise glass beads on rawhide strings tied to drill holes under each arm; string of small cobalt glass beads around waist; four alternating strand of cobalt and white glass beads around neck.