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Nail Figure
Nail Figure

Nail Figure

Date1875/1900
Object PlaceCongo (Democratic Republic), Central Africa, Africa
MediumWood with screws, nails, blades, cowrie shell and other materials
Dimensions46 inches (116.84 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Eleanor Clay Ford Fund for African Art
Object number76.79
DescriptionStanding figure with arms at sides, eyes inlaid with whiteware shards. Large cowrie shell affixed to navel. Numerous hammered nails and pieces of iron driven into chest and abdomen.
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