id: 311742 accession number: 2018.27 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.27 updated: 2020-08-10 09:01:54.805000 Bow Stand, 1800s. Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba people. Wood and plant fiber; without base: 57.9 x 23 x 10 cm (22 13/16 x 9 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.27 title: Bow Stand title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1800s creation date earliest: 1800 creation date latest: 1899 current location: 108A Sub-Saharan creditline: Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund copyright: --- culture: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba people technique: Wood and plant fiber department: African Art collection: African Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: without base: 57.9 x 23 x 10 cm (22 13/16 x 9 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: African art rotation opening date: 2019-02-20T05:00:00 African art rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: A powerful symbol of the Luba King, bow stands were ceremonial objects that resided within the king’s private vicinity in the palace and were never displayed in public. Typically, bow stands depict a female figure, but this rare example depicts a hermaphrodite with delicate facial features, svelte body structure, small pointed breasts, a swollen belly, and well-defined male genitalia. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.27/2018.27_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.27/2018.27_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.27/2018.27_full.tif