Vessel
AF431B
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
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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