Figure: Seated Female Nursing Child

19th–early 20th century

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

In this relatively pared down maternity attributed to the Boma-Vonde Master, much of the female’s bodily adornment is defined by the brass tacks added to the upper body.

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Title: Figure: Seated Female Nursing Child
Artist: Master of the Boma-Vonde Region
Date: 19th–early 20th century
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Angola, Cabinda
Culture: Kongo peoples; Yombe group
Medium: Wood, metal, glass, metal tacks
Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.5 cm), W. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), D. 4 in. (10 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line: Museum Rietberg, Zurich
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing