Container
AF1259A
From: Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1259A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Baluba | Kanioka |
Provenience | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Gourd |
Description | Round short gourd; bulbous sides; blackened geometic carvings of five panels each containing large X formation formed by double lines, four trianlgles, one on each side of X, cross hatch pattern in center of trianlges; between two of the panels there are a vertical row of diamonds with cross hatch pattern incised in the background; six triangular cut-outs in top center. Blackened decoration, made from a type of burning process. |
Height | 9.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 12.7 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 851 - Other Number |
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