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Hemba and Luba

Janus Figure (Kabeja)

Hemba, 1866

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Culture: Hemba
Culture: Luba

Janus Figure (Kabeja)

Hemba, 1866

Physical Qualities Wood, brass, 7 1/16 × 2 13/16 × 3 1/8 in. (18 × 7.2 × 7.9 cm.)

Credit Line Gift of the Jamosil Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia

Object Number 1989.136

Culture

Hemba

Culture

Luba

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