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Object type

statuette

Materials

wood

Legend

This maternal depiction whose function is unknown, has great artistic sensitivity and is possibly associated with fertility iconography.

Place of collecting

Angola > Benguela

Culture

Ovimbundu

Field collector

Robert Verly (°1901 - †1963)

Acquisition related person

Royal Museums for Art and History - Brussels, as exchange

Date of acquisition

1979-03-02

Dimensions

22,7 cm x 10 cm

Inventory number

EO.1979.1.220




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