Drinking Horn

AF590

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF590
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bushongo | Bangongo
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Description

Drinking horn, carved; Wooden imitation of buffalo horn; Mouth of horn is oblong in shape; body taper to pointed base; hole through horn at base end; small hole found near the mouth of the vessel; the designs on the horn are kalonge-longe, concentric circles; the ellipitcal pattern, lebembe, the iguana; also a zigzag pattern; small raised knobs; object is dark brown in color

Only a man who has killed an enemy in battle, or a leopard, is allowed to use these vessels.

Similiar to AF588, AF589

Length 37 cm
Width 12.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 518 - Other Number

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