Stopper
AF692
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF692 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bayaka |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Cylindrical shaped stopper; top end is flat and disc shaped with a groove around the center; upper part of stopper is conical in shape, incised with slanted lines or V like shapes; below this are four triangular shaped, seperated vertical protrusions, one of these protrusions has a hole through the center, a piece of fiber is wrapped around this; small disk like shaped with sloping sides protrudes below this; stem is smooth and slightly tapers at base; flat base; object is dark brown in color. |
Length | 11.2 cm |
Width | 2.3 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 161 - Other Number |
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