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Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure

Kongo peoples

Not on view

This figurative dynamic has two distinct focal points: the startling white gaze of the female figure’s inlaid glass eyes; and her lower body, where a miniature male figure is cradled in her lap. The blank, unadorned expanse of her torso between these creates a physical separation and sense of detachment. Decoration is concentrated in the area of her upper body as a network of stippled lozenges.

Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure, Wood, metal, brass tacks, glass, Kongo peoples

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Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure, Wood, metal, brass tacks, glass, Kongo peoples
Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure, Wood, metal, brass tacks, glass, Kongo peoples
Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure, Wood, metal, brass tacks, glass, Kongo peoples
Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure, Wood, metal, brass tacks, glass, Kongo peoples
Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure, Wood, metal, brass tacks, glass, Kongo peoples
Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure, Wood, metal, brass tacks, glass, Kongo peoples
Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure, Wood, metal, brass tacks, glass, Kongo peoples

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