Ntadi (Grave Figure for a Ruler)
SculptureKongo19th century

Ntadi (Grave Figure for a Ruler)

19th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist
Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Carved
Medium
Soapstone
Culture
Kongo
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

35 x 13 x 11.5 cm (13 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1988.

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