Cup

AF395

From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF395
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bushongo
Provenience Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved | Incised
Description

Carved, wooden. Cylindrical. Patterns, Mikope Ngoma (narration). Interlocking, continous pattern of large and small diamond formations, and rectangular shapes; cross hatch pattern within. Both rim and base are incised with rows of tiny indentation (Rim-8, Base-9)

Height 21.7 cm
Outside Diameter 8.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 724 - Original Number

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