Stone grave statues from Lower Congo
Object type:
grave sculpture
Materials:
rocks > rock
Legend:
This is a variation on the theme of the ‘reader’, where the hands are raised slightly higher than most similar versions. Wealthy chiefs and traders liked to be remembered as exceptional men who were capable of reading and writing, although the latter should be seen as a metaphor.
Place of collecting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bas-Congo
Culture:
Kongo
Acquisition related person:
Jules Laurent Jean Louis Renkin (°1862 - †1934) as donor
Date of acquisition:
1920-07-06
Dimensions:
30 cm
Inventory number:
EO.0.0.24953