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Object Number
65-3-50/10686
Display Title
Wooden mask box - carved face for a lid
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden mask box - carved face for a lid. Decorated box (portrait head with (illegible))
Inventory Description
Box, carved wood, human face lid, incised, rd/brn pig., veg fiber hinge, pick
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Kuba
- Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, central: Belgian Congo; Stanley Pool; Leopoldville, near
Materials
Wood, Fiber string, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 20.1 x 16.6 x 9.7 cm (7 15/16 x 6 9/16 x 3 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
65-3-50/10686
Provenance
Collector
Rev. Fritz C. Gleichman
(1890-1893)
Intermediary
Miss Geneva Daland
(01/08/1965)
Donor
Donated by
Wakefield Baptist Church
(01/08/1965)
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