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Tshibumba Kanda Matulu Tombeau Sans Cercueil (Tomb Without a Coffin)

Tshibumba Kanda Matulu Tombeau Sans Cercueil (Tomb Without a Coffin)
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Description: ca. 1974. Canvas (recycled flour sack), paint, wood, and staples, 39.2 × 60.2″ (99.5 × 152.9 cm).

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Political subjects reigned over independence-era paintings. Tombeau sans cerceuil shows a hero figure of Congolese independence, Patrice Lumumba, who had been assassinated four months into office. Here, he appears as a Christlike figure.

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