Figure

CultureMbala

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 10 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 3 1/4 inches (27.31 × 8.59 × 8.26 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin

Object number2013.47.45

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

Provenance

With Compagnie du Kasaï [1];

Mr. Courtois [2];

With the dealer Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, no. FX9310, by March 1993;

Purchased from Félix by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, no. 111, Kansas City, MO, May 16, 1993;

By descent to their son, Ed Tranin, Leawood, KS, and their daughter, Laura Tranin, Seattle, WA, by 2013;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.

NOTES:

[1] According to Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s purchase, NAMA curatorial files, an inscription on the bottom of the figure’s right foot that reads ‘fetiche Bambala’ is related to its ownership by the Compagnie du Kasaï.

[2] According to Marc Leo Félix, in email correspondence with MacKenzie Mallon, Specialist, Provenance, February 13, 2023, NAMA curatorial files. This may be Aristide Courtois (1883-1962), French colonial administrator of Middle Congo.

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