Manilla

Eastern Nigeria, African

  • Titles Manilla (Descriptive)
  • Medium brass
  • Dimensions 2 x 9 1/2 x 8 in. (5.1 x 24.1 x 20.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1989.190
  • Work Type manilla
  • Classification Exchange Media

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Rattle, Democratic Republic of the Congo, African, fiber, string, seed pods
geometric design
Standing male figure with flexed knees and solid block for feet; one hand on hip, one arm raised with elbow bent (hand broken off). Heart-shaped face with thick rims around eyes. Packets of medicinal material wrapped in fabric on abdomen and elbows. Surface colored with base of reddish-brown pigment; large white spots of pigment on body and white marks on face
Colector number EWKL 26