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Male figure with balamwezi (the rising of the new moon) pattern
Male figure with balamwezi (the rising of the new moon) pattern

Male figure with balamwezi (the rising of the new moon) pattern

Maker Tabwa
Maker Congolese
Object number81.17.790
Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, Museum for African Art, Memory: Luba Art and the Making of History, February 2 - September 8, 1996, 2/2-9/8/96; National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., 10/30/96 - 1/26/97
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions34 x 7 3/4 x 8 in. (86.3 x 19.7 x 20.3 cm)
MediumWood
Photo: Paul Macapia
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