"Mother" Anvil (Nyundo)

Kwanga

Caption

Kwanga. "Mother" Anvil (Nyundo), late 19th–early 20th century. Iron, 6 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (17.0 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 36.535.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Kwanga

Title

"Mother" Anvil (Nyundo)

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Barotseland, Zambia

Medium

Iron

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

6 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (17.0 x 6.0 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

36.535

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