Mangbetu woman brooch
Jewellery
Inventory number
2023.5.9.9.JW.BC.C1925.FRDescription
Brooch in bronzed copper representing a profile portrait of Nobosodrou, a young Congolese woman from the Mangbetu tribe. Originally the brooch was probably painted with a multicolour enamel.Such type of fantasy jewellery was created after the "Black Cruise" of André Citroën, based on a photograph taken in Niangara in the Belgian Congo on March 28, 1925. This image inspired multiple artists of the decade on creating different types of objects as sculptures, jewellery, plates.
Material
CopperOrigin
circa 1925 Paris, FranceDimensions
Length : 6 cmHeight : 5.5 cm