Female Figure with Horn (Kaponya)
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Object Label
This figure may have served to represent the guardian tutelary spirit of an important Chokwe diviner. Even with its right arm missing, the figure’s formal integrity and elegance remain intact. Over her left shoulder, the woman holds an antelope horn, usually a container for potent substances.
Caption
Chokwe. Female Figure with Horn (Kaponya), late 19th century. Wood, copper alloy, 12 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (31.1 x 8.9 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede, 74.89. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 74.89_threequarter_edited_version_SL1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Female Figure with Horn (Kaponya)
Date
late 19th century
Geography
Possible place made: Mahokolo region, Angola
Medium
Wood, copper alloy
Classification
Dimensions
12 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (31.1 x 8.9 x 8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Marcia and John Friede
Accession Number
74.89
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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