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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