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Luluwa

Female Figure (Bwanga bwa Bwimpe)

Lulua, 1919

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Luluwa

Female Figure (Bwanga bwa Bwimpe)

Lulua, 1919

Physical Qualities Wood, 12 5/8 x 2 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (32 x 7.5 x 7 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1954.145.83
"Meditations on African Art: PATTERN," March 12-August 17, 2008, BMA, Karen Milbourne.

"Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture 1963-2017," Apr 22, 2018-July 29, 2018, BMA, Kevin Tervala (Head Curator Katy Siegel).
Siegel, Katy. "Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963-2017." New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2018, p. 66, ill.
Shiff, Richard. "Jack Whitten: Cosmic Soul." New York: Hauser & Wirth, 2022. ill, p. 132.

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