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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