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Tags
African Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire (Exhibition)
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
ptc-3900
Title
Horn, ivory with artwork, Zande (Azande), (Belgian) Congo
Description
The engravings on this ivory horn were made by a Zande artist and depict images of daily life in the Uele region. Seen here are pictographs of an artist cutting an ivory horn, Barambo fighting in boats, and a woman dressing her husband's hair as he stretches out on a bench.
Materials: ivory, pigment.
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1913 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Musical instruments
Physical dimensions
L:64 W:17.6 H:7.1 (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: 3900
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/1805
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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.
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