Figure
Amulet
AF644
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF644 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bushongo |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber |
Description | Magic working image; carried as an amulet; wooden anthropomorphic kneeling figure; flattened face; prominent brow; defined jawline; bulging, narrow oval shaped shaped eyes; triangular shaped nose; closed mouth; crown of head arches back; hole in the top center of crown; shoulders protrude from the side; arms bending at the elbows, hands resting on lap; center of belly protrudes outward; round base; piece of braided plant fiber is wrapped twice around the neck of the object, knotted in the back, forming a large loop; object is dark brown in color; plant fiber is a lighter shade of brown. |
Height | 10.7 cm |
Width | 3.9 cm |
Outside Diameter | 3.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 54 - Field No SF |
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