Box Lid
AF553B
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF553B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bushongo | Pianga |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved | Incised |
| Description | Razor box. Rectangular wooden box with lid; dark brown in color with a slight reddish hue on the bottom of the lid; raised knob in the center of the lid, about 1.3cm in heigth; on either side of knob are are carved rectangles each containing a block of carved diamonds and then next to this block is another block of incised X formations; there is a small hole found in the rear center of the lid. |
| Height | 3.5 cm |
| Length | 31 cm |
| Width | 5.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 647 - Other Number |
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