Figure Squatting on a Turtle

Kongo

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Caption

Kongo. Figure Squatting on a Turtle, 19th century. Wood, copper alloy, resin, 5 x 2 x 2in. (12.7 x 5.1 x 5.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1453. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Kongo

Title

Figure Squatting on a Turtle

Date

19th century

Medium

Wood, copper alloy, resin

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

5 x 2 x 2in. (12.7 x 5.1 x 5.1cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1453

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