Cup

AF481

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF481
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bushongo | Bangongo
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Description

Tall wooden cup; round flat bottom; round rim; sides bulging tapering towards base; piece of loosely fitting twisted plant fiber knotted around base of object; geometric ornamentation on body of two parallel horizontal lines encircling rim with slanted vertical lines in between; four horizontal rows of horizontal diamonds and four parallel horizontal lines.

Height 11.8 cm
Outside Diameter 6.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 740 - Other Number

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