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Figure: Seated Female Nursing Child

Master of the Boma-Vonde Region

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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.

Figure: Seated Female Nursing Child, Master of the Boma-Vonde Region, Wood, metal, glass, metal tacks, Kongo peoples; Yombe group

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