Ornament
AF931
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF931 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bahuana |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Ivory |
Description | Worn by the circumcised. A custom taken from their neighbors, the Bapinji. (See AF927). Ivory, anthropomorphic ornament; round head with a square shaped body; hairline and facial features evident; hands held at chest; knees bent inward. |
Height | 4.1 cm |
Width | 2.3 cm |
Thickness | 0.8 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 185 - Field No SF | 6607-22 - Other Number |
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