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Object Number
17-41-50/B1592
Display Title
Bent-wood cylinder box with head image in halo hairstyle
Descriptions
Object Description
Tall lidded, cylindrical container of bent wood (bark) decoratively stitched along a vertical seam with 3 rows of cane or wood splints. The lid is carved dense hardwood with stylized human head form w/ broad hat, attached with nails to a bent-wood cap that fits over the container. Incised areas of the carved face show residual white paint in the interstices. The flared base is carved from the same hardwood, surfaces similarly and decoratively checkered, carved, incised. Carved wood and bark have been treated with a darker oil or stain rubbed into the surface.
Inventory Description
Box, cylindrical, carved and rolled wood, pedestal base, human head and hat lid
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mangbetu
- Ababua-Welle
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Welle River region; Democratic Republic of Congo, northeast
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 59.2 x 15.3 x 15 cm (23 5/16 x 6 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B.1592
Provenance
Collector
Henri Pareyn
(1894)
Collector
Leon Verstraeten
(1892 - 1894)
Dealer
William O. Oldman
(1917)
Donor
Mr. Oric Bates
(07/1917)
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