Figure of a leopard chief: Chibwabwa Ilunga
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Artwork Details
- Title: Figure of a leopard chief: Chibwabwa Ilunga
- Date: 19th–early 20th century
- Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Western Kasai
- Culture: Luluwa peoples
- Medium: Wood (Trichilia gilgiana), cowrie shells
- Dimensions: H.: 30 3/8 in. (77 cm)
- Classification: Wood-Sculpture
- Credit Line: The Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium (EO.0.0.43848)
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing