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Description: | This figure displays significant scarification patterns on the face, neck and torso. It has been identified as a mbulenga', which acts as a charm to bring fortune and beauty to a child. The left hand is cupped in order to hold some magic ingredient and the spiked headdress was used to place offerings. The navel is extremely prominent, which is a characteristic of Luluwa carvings. The wood is of a dark patina and the toes on the left leg are broken off. Description Source: Helen Coleman | Subjects: | male figure sculpture in the round male human figurine figurine | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=415... | Go to resource |
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