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Object Number
975-12-50/11825
Display Title
Crescent shaped, 2 part tukula cosmetic box, with geometric designs incised.
Descriptions
Object Description
Crescent shaped, 2 part tukula cosmetic box, with geometric designs incised on top. Hand written note, found in box: "Tukula cosmetic box from the village of Bulape in the Kasai River region of Belgian Congo. Tribe is Bakuba, also called Bushongo. Hook (found in box) is for hanging box from grass walls of hut. Tukula is a red colored tree whose wood is ground and mixed with water to make a red cosmetic used in ceremonies. Collected in 1951 by Joan and Eliot Elisofen" 11" deep. Hook is metal, bears same number.
Inventory Description
Box, carved wood, half-moon shaped, incised geometric designs.
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1975
Culture
- Bushongo
- Bushongo
- Bakuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Belgian Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Bulape; Kasai River
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 7.5 x 30 x 14.5 cm (2 15/16 x 11 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-12-50/11825
Provenance
Collector
Donald Deskey
Donor
Donated by
Donald Deskey
(02/1975)
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