Fork

AF764B

From: Zaire | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF764B
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Zaire | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Incised
Description

Three prong fork with long handle; curved handle; carved out hole at tip of handle (Di-2.5); long incised slit towards middle of handle; around center of handle and slit is a carved smooth knot type; incised diamond pattern and rosettes. Simliar ornnamentation as AF764B.

Carved by natives in imitation of European models.

Height 3.5 cm
Length 35.5 cm
Width 4.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 1375 - Other Number

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