Bark Beater

AF1762

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1762
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Marungu
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Ivory
Description

Ivory bark cloth beater. Cylindrical. Half of object is incised with a textured grid pattern ( carced into parallel grooves of various sizes. Dark reddish brown in color, unlike the natural color of the previous bark beaters from the collection.

Height 5.3 cm
Length 20 cm
Width 4.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 2 - Other Number

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