Ornament

AF934

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF934
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bambala
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Ivory
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.

Length 7.7 cm
Width 3.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 6607-24 | 192 - Other Number

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