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Commemorative figure of a chief as Cibinda Ilunga
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Not on view
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Title: Commemorative figure of a chief as Cibinda Ilunga
Date: 19th century
Geography: Angola
Culture: Chokwe peoples
Medium: Wood, human hair, fibers, dried nuts
Dimensions: H.: 15 3/8 in. (39 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line: Ethnologisches Museum–Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (III C 1255)
Accession Number: Portrait-Chokwe-02