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Luba

Female Figure

Luba, 1900-1932

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Luba

Female Figure

Luba, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, glass beads, black pigment, 21 H x 6 W x 5.2 D cm.
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Jackson, Massapequa, New York
Object Number 2000.445
With coiffure decorated in back by two perpendicular lines, long pointy breasts, hands to the belly, belly covered with scarification, lower back covered with scarification in the form of a cross-hatch, three curved lines above the genitals, standing on a small oval socle, one string of striped glass beads around the neck.

Culture

Luba

2000–2000

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