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Unknown"Maternity-Bacongo, Zaire, " created in the Democratic Republic of Congo c. 1940c. 1940
c. 1940
$4,590
£3,468.77
€3,984.51
CA$6,456.17
A$6,835.40
CHF 3,699.13
MX$81,695.65
NOK 46,109.14
SEK 42,165.18
DKK 29,759.18
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"Maternity-Bacongo, Zaire," is a carved wood and glass sculpture created in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo circa 1940. The nude, woman figure rests on her knees. In her lap sits a child she is feeding and on her left shoulder is another child.
Sculpture: 16.5 x 6.5 x 6 in
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