Cup
AF456A
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo | Kwango River
Curatorial Section: African
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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