Figure: Seated FemaleSupporting Figure with Clasped Hands (Phemba)

Master of Kasadi

19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1937

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

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Title: Figure: Seated FemaleSupporting Figure with Clasped Hands (Phemba)
Artist: Master of Kasadi
Date: 19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1937
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo, near Tshela, Kasadi village
Culture: Kongo peoples, Yombe group
Medium: Wood (Nauclea latifolia Smith), glass, kaolin
Dimensions: H.10 5/8 in. (27 cm) × W. 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm) × D.4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line: Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing