Drinking Horn
AF589
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF589 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bushongo | Bangongo |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Horn (animal part) | Plant Fiber |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Drinking horn. Wooden imitation of buffalo horn. Carved concentric circles on each side. Chevron pattern near strap - another band of squared dots near opening; a piece of twisted fiber goes through a hole at the base of the horn. Similiar to AF588 |
| Length | 28 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 9.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 519 - Other Number |
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