Cup

Object Number:

AF1943

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Wongo
Bakongo

Provenience:

Zaire
Kasai District
Belgian Congo

Section:

African

Materials:

Wood
Fiber

Iconography:

Woman

Description:

Figure in wood, of woman, showing cicatrisations on stomach. Arms are bends with hands on hips. Used in poison ordeals.

Credit Line:

Purchased from Emil Torday

Current & Past Exhibitions:

What In the World TV Program (01 Jan 1951 - 31 Dec 1951)

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] Haavisto, Richard and Tamara Johnston. 1999. African Art in the Greater Philadelphia Area: An Exhibition of African Art from Local Colleges and Universities. : Page/Fig./Plate: 5

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