Male figure representing Sètò
Male figure representing Sètò

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Male figure representing Sètò,

20th century, before 1975

Ngbaka artist
2016-1205

Information

Title
Male figure representing Sètò
Dates

20th century, before 1975

Maker
Ngbaka artist
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
24.8 × 7.4 × 8.2 cm (9 3/4 × 2 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Perry E. H. Smith, Class of 1957
Object Number
2016-1205
Place Made

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Culture
African, Ngbaka
Type
statues, sculpture
Materials
wood
Techniques
carving
Subject
rituals (events), men

purchased by Perry E.H. Smith in Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) between 1971 and circa 1975

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