Vessel

AF431B

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF431B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bushongo | Basongo
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood | Fiber
Technique Incised
Description

Chalice shaped cup with foot; area between foot and cup is narrow; cup widens in the middle then narrows, then widens at the rim, a pattern is carved on the exterior. Similiar to A but the space between the foot and cup is not as narrow, pattern is different, and not as rounded. A strand of fiber is tied around area between foot and cup.

Height 13.6 cm
Outside Diameter 12.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 746 - Field No SF

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