Box
AF545B
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF545B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bushongo |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Fiber | Metal |
Technique | Carved |
Description | Razor box. Rectangular carved wooden box; lid is ornamented with a knob in the center, with one carved ring around it; on either side of knob are carvings which are made up of small triangles, large X's, and zigzag lines; brass nails are found sporadically on lid; one hole is found in the rear center of the lid; both the front and back of box are carvings of a series of smaller triangles, this continues underneath box; both the left and right side of box are not ornamented; a hole is found in the rear bottom of box; a piece of twisted fiber is found through these two holes, attaching the lid to the box; box is dark brown in color. |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | N643 - Other Number |
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