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English: Mother with Child (Lupingu lwa Cibola)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Mother with Child (Lupingu lwa Cibola)
Description
English: A wood maternity figure of a woman holding a child which twists her arms. The face of the woman shows elaborate scarification. Below the chest the body is not well defined and narrows considerably. The navel is quite prominent but the remainder of the figure is like a staff. There is no indication of the legs etc. Condition: Good. From the waist down there is no body.
English: This ethereal and delicate Lulua maternity figure is considered one of the masterpieces of African art. When a woman lost children through miscarriages or infant death, she could be initiated into the Bwanga Bwa Cibola society, which used such figures to offer protection.
Date 19th century
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Dimensions 14 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (35.6 x 8.6 x 8.9 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor
Accession number
50.124
Credit line Museum Collection Fund
Notes
  • Culture: Ndemba, Lulua Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Place made: Ndemba, Lulua Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.124_edited_version_SL1.jpg
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