Cup
AF412
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF412 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bashilele |
| Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Fiber |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Carved, drinking cup. Pattern, Imbolo = the knot. Simple weave. Wooden cylindrical cup with handle and slightly concaved sides; a fiber strand is tied to handle. |
| Height | 14.1 cm |
| Depth | 12.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 10.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 679 - Field No SF |
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