Container Lid
AF1269B
From: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1269B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Baluba | Kanioka |
| Provenience | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Gourd | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Container was used for storage of small articles; some were also used for storing oils. Lid of gourd is in the shape of an eleven pointed star with cross hatch pattern at each point; stem of protrudes from the center; two vertical pieces of braided plant fiber on the lower right side. Similiar to AF1252a,b. |
| Height | 3.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 6.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 863 - Other Number |
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