Bark Beater

AF917

From: Zaire | Cameroon | Belgian Congo | Bangala District | Upper Sanaga River

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF917
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Budja | Baya | Ngombe
Provenience Zaire | Cameroon | Belgian Congo | Bangala District | Upper Sanaga River
Section African
Materials Ivory
Description

Ivory bark cloth beater. Lower part (less than half) has incised textured grid. The old label has Baja ( i.e. Baya). Torday changed this in the original entry Budja (i. e. Abudja or Abuja).

Similiar to AF916

Height 4.5 cm
Length 20.5 cm
Width 4 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 45 - Field No SF

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