Figure
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unidentified artist or workshop, Fang style
Medium
Wood
Geography
Gabon
Date
before 1966
Dimensions
H. 17.4 cm, W. 6.4 cm, D. 4.4 cm
Object number
2009.126.116
Credit Line
Donated by Esther Amrad Dagan in memory of her daughter Halit, and in homage to unknown African artists
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Global Africa
Description
Carved wooden seated figure with arms bent at the elbow and resting on the abdomen above the navel. The small size suggests its possible ritual use in healing (as hypothesized by donor), or that it is a miniturized replica of larger figures for commercial sale.
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