Box
AF542A
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF542A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bushongo | Bangendi |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved | Incised |
| Description | Large oval shaped wooden pigment box with lid; carvings on both lid and body of box are similiar-geometric shapes in the form of interlocking zigzag groupings of parallel lines; on either side of lid there are carvings of hexagon shapes; protruding knob, with incised vertical and horizontal lines, from center of lid; hole above knob, a second hole found directly below on base; incised grid pattern on bottom of box; interior of base has a red hue; exterior of object is dark brown in color. |
| Height | 8 cm |
| Length | 18.5 cm |
| Width | 32.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 637 - Field No SF |
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