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Tags
African Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire (Exhibition)
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
ptc-3909
Title
Belt pendant or charm, Mangbetu, Medje, (Belgian) Congo,
Description
Materials from various local animals were combined to create charms. Men wore such charms fastened to their belts for protection or to ensure good fortune.
Materials: Horn (duiker), bone, tails (porcupine), metal (copper).
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1914 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Accessories (Clothing & dress)
Physical dimensions
L:15.5 W:14.8 (in CM)
City Town
Medje
State Province
Upper Uele
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Transparency Collection, 4 x 5: 3909
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/1901
Rights statement
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Repository
American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 73.
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