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English: Power figure wearing an mpu (cap of leadership), seated on a quadruped (probably a leopard). Mwala staff of command, Kongo culture (Yombe). Wood and carpet tacks.
Français : Personnage coiffé d'un mpu (bonnet d'autorité) assis sur un quadrupède (probablement un léopard). Canne d'autorité mwala, culture kongo (Yombe). Bois et clous de tapissier.
Date 19th century
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium wood and metal
Dimensions height: 104 cm (40.9 in); width: 6.5 cm (2.5 in); depth: 6.5 cm (2.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,104U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,6.5U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,6.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q779703
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EO.0.0.18791
Exhibition history “Du Jourdain au Congo, art et christianisme en Afrique centrale”, musée du quai Branly, from 23 November 2016 until 2 April 2017
date QS:P,+2016-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P580,+2016-11-23T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+2017-04-02T00:00:00Z/11
Credit line 1880s
date QS:P,+1880-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
: collected by C. Dedeken
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