cma-african-art: Male Figure, late 1800s-early 1900s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African ArtComparativ
cma-african-art: Male Figure, late 1800s-early 1900s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African ArtComparatively speaking, this exceptionally large Teke figure is well preserved: not only does it carry many of its original accouterments and accessories, as well as a crusty and seemingly untouched patina, it also holds a medicine package partly buried in an abdominal cavity. The parcel indicates that the sculpture belonged to the broad and widespread category of power figures labeled by the generic name buti. The figure’s size suggests that it stood at the service of a larger group of people and that its powers extended beyond the limits of a village. Its headdress—decorated with coins from the former Belgian Congo under the rule of King Albert I—scarification marks, and beard identify it as representing a chief or another dignitary.Size: Overall: 97.1 cm (38 ¼ in.); without base: 91.5 x 16 x 16.3 cm (36 x 6 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.)Medium: wood, resin, iron, copper, fiber, fabric, cowries, beads, coins, antelope hornshttps://clevelandart.org/art/2010.430 -- source link
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