Aruimi native (from the Stanley expedition), Herbert Ward, 1911

Bust of a young man from the aruwimi area in congo, sculpted from drawings made by ward during his stay with the stanley expedition in 1884–9. A plaster was exhibited at the salon des artistes français, paris in 1901 (?) and a bronze at the same salon in 1902. Date: 1911. Dimensions: height: 54.5 cm (21.4 in); width: 26.5 cm (10.4 in); depth: 23 cm (9 in). Medium: bronze. Collection: Musée d'Orsay. Aruimi type Ward Orsay RF3321