Box Lid

AF498B

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF498B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bushongo | Pianga
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved | Incised
Description

Small rectangular wooden pigment box with lid; rim of lid is slanted and is ornamentally incised with interlacing diamond shapes; both front and back of box have similiar carvings; both the left and right side of box are incised with several rows of tiny triangles; protruding knob from center of lid, decorated with both vertical and horizontal lines; there is a hole in the rim above the knob and a second hole found directly below; two pieces of twisted fiber are tied together through the two holes(one of the strands has split); interior of box has a red hue; exterior is dark brown.

Height 6 cm
Length 8 cm
Width 10.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 631 - Other Number

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