Mother and Child

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

CMA_.1997.149

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CMA_.1997.149

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

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Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

Congolese

crc

Congolese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

Congolese

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Congolese

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kasadi region, Kongo People, Yombe sub-tribe

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Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kasadi region, Kongo People, Yombe sub-tribe

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Mother and Child

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Mother and Child

Title

false

Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

false

View:

Detail

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Detail

View

false

Creation Date:

late 19th-early 20th Century

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late 19th-early 20th Century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1866

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1866

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1933

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1933

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

carved and painted wood

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carved and painted wood

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

Overall: 64.7cm

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Overall: 64.7cm

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:

1997.149

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1997.149

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund

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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

orl

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

Rights

false

Context:

The Kongo people inhabit a large territory now divided among the nations of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cabinda, and Angola. The Yombe, one of the many Kongo ethnic groups, possess a distinctive artistic tradition that encompasses scepters, trumpets, fly whisks, masks, and human figures. The mother and child theme is a common one in Yombe carving; this example is distinguished by the emotionally powerful, yet enigmatic expression of the mother's gaunt face. The large size and soft wood of this sculpture indicate a funerary function and placement within a roofed ancestral shrine. The Yombe woman represented was clearly powerful; perhaps her fertility was critical to the survival and prosperity of her clan. The sculpture may have been carved in honor of the woman herself after her death, or after the death of a male chief. Kongo society is matrilineal, so the chief's right to political power is inherited through the female line.

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The Kongo people inhabit a large territory now divided among the nations of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cabinda, and Angola. The Yombe, one of the many Kongo ethnic groups, possess a distinctive artistic tradition that encompasses scepters, trumpets, fly whisks, masks, and human figures. The mother and child theme is a common one in Yombe carving; this example is distinguished by the emotionally powerful, yet enigmatic expression of the mother's gaunt face. The large size and soft wood of this sculpture indicate a funerary function and placement within a roofed ancestral shrine. The Yombe woman represented was clearly powerful; perhaps her fertility was critical to the survival and prosperity of her clan. The sculpture may have been carved in honor of the woman herself after her death, or after the death of a male chief. Kongo society is matrilineal, so the chief's right to political power is inherited through the female line.

Context

false

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Mother and Child