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Tags
African Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire (Exhibition)
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
ptc-3901
Title
Box, wood and bark, Uele region, (Belgian) Congo
Description
Bark boxes, typically cylindrical, were used to store trinkets, clothing, charms, and other personal treasures. This one was a gift from King Leopold to the American Museum of Natural History in 1907. The metal studs were prestigious decorative additions to the basic form.
Materials: wood, bark, plant fiber, metal (brass).
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Donor
)
Date
1907 (acquired), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Containers
Physical dimensions
A: H:30.5 D:12.5 B: H:8.9 D:10.5 (in CM)
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: 3901
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.0/5101
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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. 49.
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