Box
AF518A
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
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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