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Divination Basket and Figurines (Ngombo ya Cisuka and Tupele)

Chokwe

Divination Basket and Figurines (Ngombo ya Cisuka and Tupele)

Chokwe, 1866-1932

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Chokwe

Divination Basket and Figurines (Ngombo ya Cisuka and Tupele)

Chokwe, 1866-1932

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
a) basket; b) pelt; c) standing female figure; d) mini basket; e)gourd bowl; f) standing figure; g) seated figure; h) standing figure; i) standing figure; j) standing headless figure; k) wooden phallus; l) partial figure; m) lioness; n) copulating couple; o) drum; p) bench; q) mask; r) standing male figure; s) bird; t) stick; u) carved rectangle; v) rifle; w) stick; x) standing male figure; y) wooden trough; z) broken leather gasket; aa) ceramic fragment; bb) shell piece; cc) triangular gourd piece; dd) woven bracelet; ee) leather piece; ff) metal buckle; gg) lock of animal hair; hh) bean pod; ii) bean pod; jj) talon; kk) talon; ll) broken gourd with paper; mm) strung wooden spools; nn) ringed carving, oo) ringed carving; pp) h-shaped wooden piece; qq) janus-faced figure; rr) female figure; ss) cloth and twine wrapped bundle; tt) leather loop; vv-xx) unidentified objects; yy) stone; zz) stone; aaa) nut; bbb) cowrie shell; ccc) leather thong.
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.

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