Power Figure

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Power Figure

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Date
20th century
Medium
Wood, gourd, snakeskin, shells, seeds, antelope horn
Culture
Luba
Department
Arts of Global Africa
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
5092

This sculptural figure on a calabash gourd and its shells, horn and seed pods constitute a microcosmic world of power associated with divination and secret societies dealing with healing and social justice. Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

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Credit line
The William Hood Dunwoody Fund and Gift of funds from Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Reedy

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