Head Rest
AF796
From: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF796 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Baluba | Bambala |
| Provenience | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Copper Alloy |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Human Figure |
| Description | Ornamented with European nails along the arms, breast, and eyes and center of plank which rests on the figures heads. Two carved human figures supporting rectangular shaped plank. Oval shaped base. |
| Height | 15.2 cm |
| Length | 21.5 cm |
| Width | 11 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 548 - Field No SF |
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