Container
AF1275A
From: Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1275A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Baluba | Kanioka |
| Provenience | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Gourd |
| Description | Ornamented Gourds. With burnt decoration. Used for storage of small articles; some were also used for storing oil. Geometric incised and blackened decoration. Five panels each containing a large X are incised around body of the gourd; checkered, diamond motif in the upper and lower part; columns in between each panel. Stem end cut out leaving a serrated rim. Lid missing. Incised and blackened geometric decoration. |
| Height | 8.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 12.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 870 - Other Number |
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