Box
Box Lid
AF510
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF510 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bushongo |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Crescent shaped wooden box with lid. Possibly a cosmetic box. Dark brown in color. Center of lid is ornamented with carved-out antelope (Bambi) horns. On either side of horns are two panels, one with a raised zig-zag design and small square shaped boxes on the outer panels. Body of box is decorated with geometric designs as well. On bottom of box there is a distinct carving of an rectangular shape, eith L-shaped formation on either side. Small hole found in back center of lid and on bottom of the body of box. Similiar to AF508 |
| Height | 6 cm |
| Length | 23 cm |
| Width | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | N589 - Other Number |
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