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Wooden portrait-figure of Bope Pelenge, a great chief of the Bushongo tribe
Wooden portrait-figure of Bope Pelenge, a great chief of the Bushongo tribe
Object Number 2004.29.12392
Display Title Wooden portrait-figure of Bope Pelenge, a great chief of the Bushongo tribe
Descriptions
Object Description written on board: "Africa"; printed on photograph: "111 / Wooden portrait-figure of Bope Pelenge, a great chief of the Bushongo tribe, / Congo State (date about 1709). / British Museum. / Phot. Oxford University Press."
Department Photographic
Date 1860-1921
Artist Oxford University Press
Culture
  • African
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Postcard adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 8.89 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)

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