Ornament
| Object Number: | AF934 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Bambala |
| Provenience: | Zaire Kasai District Belgian Congo |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Ivory |
| Length: | 7.7 cm |
| Width: | 3.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number: | 6607-24 | 192 - Other Number |
Description
Ivory, anthropomorphic ornament; oblong shaped head, square shaped body; two hooked shaped feet protrude on either side of base; features evident; vertical depression in back center of piece. Worn by the circumsized.
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