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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