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Stopper

Luba; Tabwa

Artwork Details

Stopper
circa 1900
Luba; Tabwa
wood
3 9/16 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 1/2 in (9.05 cm x 4.13 cm x 3.81 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the Betty J. Lockett Memorial Fund
1984/2.40

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Description

Subject Matter:

Stoppers of this type were placed in the top of a dried gourd used to hold magical medicines. The head, with its elaborately carved coiffure, complete the metaphor of the double gourd as a body. 

Physical Description:

A conical stopper, topped by an anthropomorphic representation of a female head with elaborate coiffure. 

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