Stopper

AF688

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF688
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bayaka
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Description

Cylindrical shaped stopper; top end is flat and disc shaped; open geometric carving in center; base is rounded; dark brown in color; a thin piece of twisted plant fiber is wrapped around one of the geometric openings found in the center. With carved top.

Length 14 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 660-8, 157 - Other Number

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