Box

AF518A

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF518A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bushongo | Pianga
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Crescent shaped, carved wooden box with lid; body of box is incised with a series of rectangles, each containing carved small diamond, then larger diamonds, etc...around box; hole found in rear bottom center of box; a piece of twisted fiber was found in box.

Height 6 cm
Length 32.4 cm
Width 12.1 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 607 - Other Number

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