Ndop figure: Mbó Mbóósh, Mishé miShyááng máMbúl, or Kot áNce

ca. 1760-1780
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ndop figure: Mbó Mbóósh, Mishé miShyááng máMbúl, or Kot áNce
  • Date: ca. 1760-1780
  • Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kasai region
  • Culture: Kuba peoples
  • Medium: Wood (Crossopterix febrifuga), camwood powder
  • Dimensions: H. x W. x D.: 19 1/2 x 7 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (49.5 x 19.4 x 21.9 cm)
  • Classification: Wood-Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum, New York, Purchased with Funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Blum, and the Mrs. Florence A. Blum Fund (61.33)
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing