Male Figure: nu te zien — Cleveland Museum of Art

Hungaan figures of this size served as guardians of ritual shrines and functioned in rituals to promote fertility, guarantee well-being, and ensure longevity. The striking crested hairstyle imitates a real coiffure or a wig, indicative of status and prestige. The hands supporting the chin identify the figure as a chief who is immersed in thought and contemplation, pondering over his responsibilities.

Male Figure

Ja, het ontvangt bezoek

Over de sculptuur

Gegevens

In dezelfde zaal · 108A African, Cleveland Museum of Art

In de catalogus

Bronnen

Nursing Woman with Child, 1800s-1900s

Ancestral Commemorative Head (uhunmwun-elao), possibly mid-1500s or early 1600s

Ram Mask (Bolo), possibly early 1900s

Male Figure (nkishi), late 1800s–early 1900s

Set 3, from the series Les Septs Stations Célestes (The Seven Heavenly Stations), 2018

Tablet from Set 3, from the series Les Septs Stations Célestes (The Seven Heavenly Stations), 2018

Tablet from Set 3, from the series Les Septs Stations Célestes (The Seven Heavenly Stations), 2018

Mask, c. 1945–1950