Hand carved wooden sculpture from the Nyamwezi people of Tanzania. This large statue is 77″ in height and features a female figure. It is mounted to a custom metal base.
Type of Object
Figure, Statue
Country of Origin
Tanzania
Ethnicity
Bongo
Material
Pigment, Wood
Approximate Age
Unknown
Height
76.5" (statue) 77" (w/stand)
Width
12"
Depth
9" (statue) 12" (w/stand)
Weight
77.5lbs (w/stand)
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“The 500,000 Nyamwezi people, whose name means either “Men of the West’ or ‘Men of the Moon’, are the largest ethnic group living in Tanzania. Socially, they are organized into villages which correspond to small chiefdoms and each chief is responsible for the material wealth of the village, while the spiritual welfare is governed by the village sorcerer. The cult of ancestors, which protects each family, plays an important role in the religious life of Nyamwezi people.”
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