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Tabwa

Female Ancestor Figure (Mipasi)

Tabwa, 1900

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Tabwa

Female Ancestor Figure (Mipasi)

Tabwa, 1900

Physical Qualities Wood, 18 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (46.4 × 14 × 9.6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Robert Elkin, Mitchellville, Maryland
Object Number 1996.196
with hands on hips, rectangular base
Acquired by donor 1980; ex coll Marc L. Felix
Karen Milbourne, BMA, "Meditations on African Art: PATTERN," March 12-August 17, 2008
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