A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION
A KAMBA MALE FIGURE
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A KAMBA MALE FIGURE
Machakos District
Muscular figure standing on slighty bent columnar legs, large feet, tapering torso to slender waist, large downward turned phallus, cloth around midsection, powerful arms bent at the elbows, the left hand in front of the abdomen, the right with fist in front of right breasts, short neck encircled with metal collar ornament, highly domed head with squared chin, low set almond shaped eyes, triangular nose, slightly parted lips, prominent ears with large pierced lobes, 17in. (43.2cm.) high
Machakos District
Muscular figure standing on slighty bent columnar legs, large feet, tapering torso to slender waist, large downward turned phallus, cloth around midsection, powerful arms bent at the elbows, the left hand in front of the abdomen, the right with fist in front of right breasts, short neck encircled with metal collar ornament, highly domed head with squared chin, low set almond shaped eyes, triangular nose, slightly parted lips, prominent ears with large pierced lobes, 17in. (43.2cm.) high
Literature
Preston, 1991, p. 74, pl. 28