carved chair rung, unrecorded Chokwe artist

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unrecorded Chokwe artist, carved chair rung
unrecorded Chokwe artist, carved chair rung
unrecorded Chokwe artist
carved chair rung
late 1800s–1914
unrecorded Chokwe artist, artist
carved chair rung, late 1800s–1914
Where object was made: Angola
Material/technique: wood
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 8 x 22.5 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 3 1/8 x 8 7/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Claude D. Brown
Accession number: 2007.0892
Not on display
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Exhibition Label:
"Chokwe Art from the Claude D. Brown Collection," Feb-2000
Seeing the "ngungu" bird, recognized by its thick body and long neck, is considered a good sign when hunting. The bird is also considered a mediator between the spiritual and earthly worlds. The combinations of this bird with symbols of the chief communicate the chief's power over and position beyond earthly matters.

Exhibitions

Chokwe Art from the Claude D. Brown Collection
2000