Ornament

AF931

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF931
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bahuana
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Ivory
Description

Worn by the circumcised. A custom taken from their neighbors, the Bapinji. (See AF927).

Ivory, anthropomorphic ornament; round head with a square shaped body; hairline and facial features evident; hands held at chest; knees bent inward.

Height 4.1 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Thickness 0.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 185 - Field No SF | 6607-22 - Other Number

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