Chokwe
Divination Basket and Figurines (Ngombo ya Cisuka and Tupele)
Chokwe, Late 19th-early 20th century
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Chokwe
Divination Basket and Figurines (Ngombo ya Cisuka and Tupele)
Chokwe, Late 19th-early 20th century
Physical Qualities
Fiber, wood, hide, leather, fur, seed pod, gourd, claw, metal, ceramic, stone, plastic, shell, horse hair, pigment., 11 15/16 in. (30.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Aaron and Joanie Young, Baltimore
Object Number
1997.231
Saint Louis Art Museum, "Narrative Wisdom and African Arts". Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO, 13 September 2024- 5 January 2025.
Frederick John Lamp, "See the Music Hear the Dance: Rethinking African Art at the Baltimore Museum of Art." New York: Prestel, 2003, p.23, ill.
Visona, et al., "A History of Art in Africa." Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2008, p.365, ill.
