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Description : Additional Information: This beautifully crafted figure is carved in the dinstinct style of the Mangbetu.  ,  ,Her scarification patterns are magnificent, on both her face and her torso and arms.  , The Azande and Mangbetu peoples live in the Northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in the region of savanna and forest. They are organized into several small states ,and had multitude of cults and associations ,based on the spiritual believes. Pots like this one are used as ,a container for offerings, water ,and ritual beverages and local wine and beer. But, most of the wooden and ivory sculptures are secular. They belong to the royal and aristocratic families. Women have a distinctive head shape, resulting from binding of the head. This feature is found in most of their female representations. Elaborate jar like this would have been used as a prestigious object rather than an everyday vessel. See Evan Maurer &, Niangi Batulukisi &, , Spirits Embodied Art of the Congo, 1999, pp. 140-145

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