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AF1260A

From: Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1260A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Baluba | Kanioka
Provenience Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Gourd
Description

Round short gourd; bulbous sides; geometic carvings of five panels each containing large double X formation with cross hatch pattern on both the top and bottom area of X; nine triangular cut-outs in top center.

Blackened decoration, made from a type of burning process. Incised and blackened geometric design.
Height 12 cm
Outside Diameter 13.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 852 - Other Number

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