Unidentified
Standing Hermaphrodite Figure (iginga)
n.d.
Category
Culture
Lega Peoples
Place Made
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Materials
Ivory
Measurements
6 x 1 3/4 x 1 in (15.24 x 4.445 x 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Victor K. Kiam
Accession #
77.127
Description
Short, highly abstracted angular legs; prominent penis; knobular navel; small knobular breasts; elongated torso; rudimentary arms attached to body at sides deeply sloping shoulders; diamond-shaped face with vertical nose; wide-set concentric circular incised eyes; large mouth with incised concentric circle; incised concentric circle scarification on shoulders, chest, abdomen, spine, sides of body; domed head with ridge around back; pointed ridge down sides of body.