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Object type

grave sculpture

Materials

rocks > steatite

Legend

Ntadi in the typical pose of the ‘thinker’. The pose with one arm akimbo and the other on the head is presumably an expression of caution, of 'listen first, speak later'.

Place of collecting

Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bas-Congo

Culture

Mboma

Acquisition related person

A. Hilgers, as donor

Date of acquisition

1955-04-22

Dimensions

38 cm

Inventory number

EO.1955.45.9




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