Images(2)

Female figure

Datelate 19th century - early 20th century

Geographic OriginDemocratic Republic of the Congo

DimensionsOverall (with base): H 13 1/4 x W 3 1/4 x D 3 1/2 in. (H 33.7 x W 8.3 x D 8.9 cm)
Height (figure): 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 2006 Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund

Object number2006.28

On View

Not on view

Object NameFemale Figure | Sculpture

Title Details

Published Title Female figure

Provenance[Jacques Blanckaert, Brussels, before 1966],[Helene and Philippe Leloup, Paris, by at least 1966], Private Collector, New York; Steven Morris Gallery, 2006; Newark Museum, purchase, 2006Exhibition HistoryAhead of the Curve: The Newark Museum 1909-2015", Winter Antique Show, New York, New York. (January 23 - February 1, 2015).
"Expanding Africa at the Newark Museum: New Visions, New Galleries," Newark Museum (February 14, 2012- December 31, 2012).
"Art and Power in the Central African Savanna," Menil Collection, Houston, Texas (Sept. 26, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009), Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (March 1 - May 31, 2009) de Young Museum, San Francisco, California (June 20 - October 11, 2009).

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