Title
Portrait statue, ndop, of Mbom boosh the 91st Kuba king who reigned c
Caption
Portrait statue, ndop, of Mbom boosh the 91st Kuba king who reigned c 1650, Each king is distinguished by a personal emblem, in this case a drum. Some scholars believe that a number of ndop were carved by the same 18th century, sculptor rather than being portraits drawn from life. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Kuba. 17th c Central Congo.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A21_409
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
25,1Mb (951,7Kb) / 8,8in x 11,0in / 2647 x 3308 (300dpi)