Ornament

AF930

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF930
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bahuana
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Ivory
Description

Ivory cephalomorphic ornament. Round head with rectangular body. Hole through side of neck.

Worn by the circumcised.

Length 7.1 cm
Width 4.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 183 - Other Number

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