Bellows (Ngyera)

Kwanga

Caption

Kwanga. Bellows (Ngyera), late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, hide, clay, overall length: 41 in. (104.0 cm) wood handle length: 19 in. (48.3 cm) base length: 12 in. (30.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 36.530.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Kwanga

Title

Bellows (Ngyera)

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Barotseland, Zambia

Medium

Wood, hide, clay

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

overall length: 41 in. (104.0 cm) wood handle length: 19 in. (48.3 cm) base length: 12 in. (30.5 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

36.530

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