Ornament

AF928

From: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF928
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bahuana
Provenience Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Section African
Materials Ivory
Description

Ivory anthropomorphic ornament. Round, diamond shaped head with rectangular body. Pourous back. Worn by the circumcised. Similiar to AF927.

Length 5.8 cm
Width 3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 180 - Other Number

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