Figure
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- 9 1/4 x 2 11/16 x 2 1/4 in. (23.5 x 6.8 x 5.7 cm) (without mount)
- Genre
- Sculpture
Tags
Democratic Republic of the Congo
About
The triangular patterns on the hat and torso of this figure refer symbolically to the protective scales of the pangolin, a small African mammal. Pangolins are associated with the ancestors in Chokwe society because they burrow into termite mounds, considered thresholds between the world of spirits and humans.
