Ornament
AF925
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF925 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bapinji |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Ivory |
Technique | Incised |
Description | Cephalomorphic ornament. Ivory plaque with an incised human face. Rounded top with square body. Two small holes, about 1/2 cm apart at neck of piece. Worn by the circumcised. |
Length | 5.5 cm |
Width | 3.4 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 175 - Other Number |
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