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Male Figure   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Title
Male Figure
Object type Wood
Description
This sculpture played a role in ancestral worship among the Beembe people. Ancestors are held in high regard among the Beembe, and this figure is thought to represent an idealized form of a deceased individual within the ethnic group. The object is one of only two seated male Beembe figures of this size in Western institutions.
Date late 1800s-early 1900s
Medium Wood, ceramic, copper alloy, iron alloy
Dimensions Overall: 47.5 x 14.8 x 16.3 cm (18 11/16 x 5 13/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
African Art
Accession number
2010.428
Place of creation Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Beembe people
Credit line René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.428

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