Carved wooden figure of a standing woman holding a small child, dark brown glossy surface, tiered headdress, neck rings, on a grey background.

Mother-and-Child Figure (Bwanga bwa Chibola)

A carved wooden standing female figure holds a small child against her chest, both with scarified and incised surface detail. The figure wears a tiered headdress and a neck coil, and the glossy brown pigment shows wear. The base is a slender peg, set against a plain grey background.

Artist: Luluwa
Date: Mid–late 19th century
Medium: Wood and pigment
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 3077 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Wirt D. Walker Fund

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