Box
AF540A
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF540A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bushongo | Pianga |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Technique | Carved |
Description | Cosmetic box; semicircular wooden container; sides of box have a interwoven pattern, forming small triangles in the center; both exterior and interior of the box has a red hue; carved hole in center back of box, yet it is plugged with a small object (unsure what this is?) |
Height | 4 cm |
Length | 18.3 cm |
Width | 8.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 561 - Other Number |
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