Pendant, Religious
Ceremonial Artifact
AF922
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF922 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bapinji |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Ivory |
| Description | Ivory. Dark red in color. Whistle shaped ornament. Cephalmorphic. Rounded top with a slight triangular base. Hole through neck of piece. Worn by the circumcised. |
| Length | 5.5 cm |
| Width | 2.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 170 - Other Number |
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