Unidentified

Funerary Equestrian Figure (ntadi or bitumba)

n.d.

Category
Culture
Boma
Place Made
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Materials
Steatite
Measurements
14 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 11 3/4 in (36.195 x 9.525 x 29.845 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, George S. Frierson, Jr. Fund
Accession #
89.10
Description

Male figure with cone-shaped helmet astride an elongated horse-like figure. The figure has almond-shaped eyes, extended "C"-shaped ears on an oval face with a slit mouth and slightly protruding lips. The "horse" wears a collar or harness, has an incised mouth and a deep hole in the bridge of his nose.