Mani Society Figure

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Culture Zande

Title Mani Society Figure (Yanda)

Date Unknown

Medium Wood

Dimensions Object: 7 1/4 × 2 × 1 3/8 in. (18.4 × 5.1 × 3.5 cm)
Overall (includes mount): 7 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1 9/16 in. (19.1 × 5.6 × 4 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 68.99

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Zande figures were considered protective in nature and part of the Mani Society, an organization that counterbalanced the ruling lineage.

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"Mani Society Figure | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=68.99