Title
A fine example of the figures with scarification design known as Mbulenga (fortune & beauty)
Caption
A fine example of the figures with scarification design known as Mbulenga (fortune & beauty), Possibly it served the function of bringing luck in hunting & love & may have been connected with the Chibola Cult for women who have suffered miscarriages. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Luluwa. mid 19th century. Kasai River region, Congo.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A21_454
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
28,5Mb (754,1Kb) / 8,0in x 13,8in / 2412 x 4134 (300dpi)