Ornament

AF925

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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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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