Box Lid

AF507B

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF507B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bushongo
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood | Fiber
Technique Carved
Description

Carved wooden, square shaped box with lid; geometric pattern is ornamentally carve on lid of crosshatch containing triangles, parallel zigzag lines and interlacing diamonds;knob protrudes from center of lid; hole directly above this on slanted rim, a second hole is found directly below this on the bottom of the box; two strands of twisted plant fiber are tied through these two holes, ends tied and knotted to form a loop; patterns on sides of box have worn down; bottom of box is plain except for a square carve on the bottom; exterior of box is of a dark brown and interior has a red hue from pigment it once contained.

Similiar to 506

Height 8 cm
Length 15.6 cm
Width 15.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 614 - Other Number

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