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Male Figure of a Pair
late 1800s-early 1900s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Carving of paired figures is quite well documented among the Ngbandi and its neighbors the Ngbaka-Minagende, where such sculptures are said to represent the mythical ancestor Seto and his sister-wife, Nabo. Field-based research cannot confirm the existence of figurative couples among the Ngbandi.
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- Title: Male Figure of a Pair
- Date Created: late 1800s-early 1900s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 45 x 15.5 x 9.2 cm (17 11/16 x 6 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
- Provenance: Jef and René Vanderstraete, Lasne, BE, sold to René and Odette Delenne, René [1901-1998] and Odette Delenne [1925-2012], Brussels, BE, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.459.1
- Medium: Wood, iron alloy, copper alloy, and cloth
- Fun Fact: Odette Delenne, the collector of this pair, once stated that these figures reminded her of herself and her husband, René.
- Department: African Art
- Culture: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, probably Ngbandi-style carver
- Credit Line: René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Collection: African Art
- Accession Number: 2010.459.1
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