Cup

AF456A

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo | Kwango River

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF456A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bayaka
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo | Kwango River
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Description

Wooden carved vessel; top of object is elongated and is pinched together in the center; carved diamond shapes on both the front and back of object; there are faint oval carvings on the left side. Rim pinched together in centre: 2 chevrons of geometric design; crude human face (?) at one end.

Height 6 cm
Length 11.5 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number AF456-1 - Old Museum Number

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