A-45 Figure
Object Type
Figure
Object Number
JL-A-45
Artist
Unknown
Date produced
Unknown
Attribution/location
Transvaal, Tsonga ?
Medium/materials
Bone, Glass (beads), Wood
Dimensions (cms)
65.5 x 13.9 x 13.5
Description

Wooden male figure. With pokerwork contrast on hair, eyebrows, teeth, beard and fingertips. The eyes are white glass beads. The arms and hands are flexed, with thumbs and fingers spread out. The legs are heavy and the feet have been partly destroyed. The genitalia have been removed. The head ring is high and almost like a crown.

Provenance
Unknown
Additional information

This figure was brought to England in
the 1870s.

Classification
Figure
Digital rights
Brenthurst Library
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