Cup
AF481
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
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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