Figure of a Standing Female (Pindi)
- Culture: Mbala
- Medium: Wood
- Place Made: Kwango or Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dates: late 19th or early 20th century
- Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 3 x 3 in. (18.8 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm)
- Collections: Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands
- Museum Location:
This item is not on view - Accession Number: 22.134
- Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
- Image: 3/4, 22.134_threequarter_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
- Catalogue Description: Female figure standing with elbows bent and hands behind ears. Forehead and belly are bulbous; breasts are pointed; knees are bent. Coiffure has a large central crest and is carved with cross-hatching. Vertical scarification lines incised on face. Left leg is missing below the knee. CONDITION: Good.
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