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Female Figure
Chokwe
20th century
Object Place: Angola
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
9 1/2 in. h x 3.5 in. d x 3 in. w
Credit Line
Gift of William E. and Bertha L. Teel
Accession Number1996.376
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania
ClassificationsSculpture
Provenance19th century, said to have been acquired in Africa by a member of a missionary expedition and became part of a private collection, Portugal. 1984, sold by Marc Leo Felix (dealer), Brussels, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 1996, partial gift of William and Bertha Teel to the MFA; 2014, acquired fully with the bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Dates: December 18, 1996 and February 26, 2014)