Ornament
AF935
From: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF935 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bahuana |
| Provenience | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Ivory |
| Description | Ivory, anthropomorphic ornament. Rounded head, slightly angled on both sides. Rectangular body. There are two holes, 1/2 cm apart, are found on both sides, located in underarm area. Worn by the circumcised. Similiar to AF927. |
| Length | 5 cm |
| Width | 2.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 193 - Other Number |
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