Box
AF540A
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF540A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bushongo | Pianga |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Cosmetic box; semicircular wooden container; sides of box have a interwoven pattern, forming small triangles in the center; both exterior and interior of the box has a red hue; carved hole in center back of box, yet it is plugged with a small object (unsure what this is?) |
| Height | 4 cm |
| Length | 18.3 cm |
| Width | 8.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 561 - Other Number |
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