Power Figure

Ngbaka people, Northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, African

20th century

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Brown ovoid jar with narrow, short foot and short rim. Shoulder has geometric lizard forms; raised ridges with zig-zag lines at at top of shoulder and mid-point of body. Bottom half of vessel has patterns from impressed cord.
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