| Object Number | AF2174 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Zaire | Northern Congo |
| Culture Area | Central Africa |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Ivory |
| Description | Ivory. The lozenge-shaped mouthpiece rim, slightly undercut at the ends and with steeply defined edges on all sides ( cf. AF841, expert for the transverse ring) is balanced by a similar decorative element on the opposite side of the tusk, but without perforation. The mouthpiece hole is oval, not losenge-shaped. For the repitition of the form of the mouthpiece rim as a decorative device, see Annales du Musee du congo !!!, 1, figs. 238 to 244; this most closely resembles the simplest form, fig. 238. All these are from the Welle River. Cf. also fig. 89e and f in Ankermann. |
| Height | 12 cm |
| Length | 95 cm |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Other Number | 578 (5) - Other Number | 146 (sticker) - Other Number |
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