Photo of collection object Figure (kiteki) — Figure (kiteki), late 1800s–mid-1900s. Wood, lizard skin, leopard tooth, pods, cloth, and natural fiber, Overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.). Gift of Katherine C. White, 1974.201. CC0.

Figure (kiteki)

late 1800s–mid-1900s

Maker Unknown

African Art

Figure (kiteki), late 1800s–mid-1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Yaka-style carver. Wood, lizard skin, leopard tooth, pods, cloth, and natural fiber; overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1974.201

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: Wood, lizard skin, leopard tooth, pods, cloth, and natural fiber
Medium: wood, lizard, skin, leopard, tooth, pods, cloth, natural, fiber
Dimensions: Overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Departments: African Art
Accession Number: 1974.201
Credit Line: Gift of Katherine C. White
Exhibitions: CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 232, repr.<br>CMA 1975: "Year in Review 1974," CMA Bulletin LXII (March, 1975), p. 97, no. 23, repr. p. 96.
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 108A Sub-Saharan

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