File:Brooklyn Museum 22.1234 Pendant (2).jpg

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English: Pendant   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Pendant
Description
English: Pendant in the form of a woman; through shoulders are holes for hanging. Head is thrust forward; long neck has three rings stacked one on top of the other. Small circles with dots decorate figure. Condition: Good
English: These pendants carved from hippopotamus teeth were strung on cords with beads and amulets. The gesture of the hands on the breasts signifies divination, respect, and the containment of royal secrets. The pendants are portraits, or at least likenesses, of certain revered ancestors, who are named and honored. Devotees have rubbed the figures with oil in homage to these ancestors, creating a smooth, rich color and lustrous surface.
Date 19th century
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Dimensions 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (8.3 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection
Accession number
22.1234
Credit line Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Notes
  • Culture: Haut-Lomami Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Place made: Haut-Lomami Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1234_side_bw.jpg
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