Title
Half-Figure, late 1800s-early 1900s. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Half-Figure, late 1800s-early 1900s. The substances contained in its cloth-covered cranial cavity indicate that this half-figure belongs to the broad category of charms or "power objects" that the Luba call mankishi. It was used by a ritual expert and functioned in a variety of rituals dealing with healing, protection, divination, or jurisdiction. Often such power figures were carved by the ritual experts rather than by professional artists.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F84_445
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
62,2Mb (3,3Mb) / 12,8in x 18,9in / 3831 x 5676 (300dpi)