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Zaramo Mwana Hiti Fertility Figure
- Culture
- Zaramo
- Origin
- Tanzania
- Period
- 20th century
- Object
- Figure
- Materials
- Wood
- Dimensions
- Approximately 22 cm high overall
- Catalogue
- TRB-041
A small carved wood figure with a high head crest pierced by three holes, the tapering columnar body widening towards the base. Incised zigzag decoration runs above the small protruding breasts and around the base. A red bead necklace is worn at the neck.
Provenance
Estate of Thomas McNemar (1931-2020), who lived and collected throughout Central and West Africa in the 1960s and 1970s and established galleries of African art in New York and San Francisco.Acquired
Hilliard & Co. · 2021
