Stone grave statues from Lower Congo
Object type:
grave sculpture
Materials:
rocks > steatite
Legend:
Ntadi in the typical pose of the ‘thinker’. The pose with one arm akimbo and the other on the head is presumably an expression of caution, of 'listen first, speak later'.
Place of collecting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bas-Congo
Culture:
Mboma
Acquisition related person:
A. Hilgers as donor
Date of acquisition:
1955-04-22
Dimensions:
38 cm
Inventory number:
EO.1955.45.9