Mother and Child Figure (wenyi)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

CMA_.1931.426

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CMA_.1931.426

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2003

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2003

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Africa, Zaire, Mbala, 20th century

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Africa, Zaire, Mbala, 20th century

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Africa, Zaire, Mbala, 20th century

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Africa, Zaire, Mbala, 20th century

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Mother and Child Figure (wenyi)

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Mother and Child Figure (wenyi)

Title

false

Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

false

View:

Detail

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Detail

View

false

Creation Date:

before 1930

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before 1930

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1920

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1920

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1930

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1930

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

wood and beads

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wood and beads

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Classification Term

false

Style or Period:

Africa, Zaire, Mbala, 20th century

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Africa, Zaire, Mbala, 20th century

Style or Period

false

Dimensions:

Overall: 53.4cm x 13.1cm x 14.6cm

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Overall: 53.4cm x 13.1cm x 14.6cm

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1931.426

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1931.426

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House

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Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html

orl

<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

A figure like this was part of an Mbala chief's treasury of sacred objects, displayed and invoked on important occasions such as succession ceremonies, collective hunts, wars, or judicial hearings. Since the Mbala are matrilineal, the mother and child figure symbolized not only the legitimacy of the chief, but also the supreme source of sacred authority of the female founder. The crested hairdo and filed teeth are Mbala expressions of status and beauty.

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A figure like this was part of an Mbala chief's treasury of sacred objects, displayed and invoked on important occasions such as succession ceremonies, collective hunts, wars, or judicial hearings. Since the Mbala are matrilineal, the mother and child figure symbolized not only the legitimacy of the chief, but also the supreme source of sacred authority of the female founder. The crested hairdo and filed teeth are Mbala expressions of status and beauty.

Context

false

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Mother and Child Figure (wenyi)