Master of Sungu, possibly Kiloko
Bowl Figure (mboko)
n.d.
Category
Culture
Luba
Place Made
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Katanga Province
Materials
Wood
Measurements
20 x 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in (50.8 x 16.51 x 19.05 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy Stern
Location
Sadie and Oliver Billion Gallery, African Art; Wall Case 7
Accession #
2009.164
Description
Female figure with elongated, rectilinear rendering of the head and body with coffee bean shaped eyes, and vertically oriented coiffure. The figure is kneeling, arms bent at 90 degrees, hands clasping a rounded vessel, scarification on torso.