figure for Bukota association

figure for Bukota association
figure for Bukota associationfigure for Bukota association
Image Rights & Reproductions Requirements
Culture
Metoko
Creation date
Materials
wood, pigment
Dimensions
H: 25 7/8 inches
Currently On View
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eiteljorg
Accession number
1989.1040
Gallery Label

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Metoko figures are used during funerals, initiations of youths and peacemaking activities, and are believed to have ancestral associations. The heart-shaped face, elongated features and geometric angular forms are characteristic of carving styles of the Equatorial Forest.

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