Title: Ancestor figure
Object type: Figure
Date: 19th century
Culture: Teke peoples
Artist:  Teke artist 
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Wood (ngasu or mulong), cloth, organic matter, pigment
Dimensions: H. 19 5/16 × W. 5 × D. 5 in. (49.1 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Javier Peres Politis and Benoît Wolfrom, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
Geography:     Democratic Republic of Congo      
Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY