Online Collection Database
SearchObject 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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