Digital Collections | AMNH - Box, wood, bark, H 18 in, Uele, Africa

Selected

Critical/Foundational support for this service is provided by the Leon Levy Foundation as part of the Shelby White & Leon Levy Archive Initiative at the American Museum of Natural History Library

American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024-5192

GOTTESMAN RESEARCH LIBRARY

Scientific Collections

Anthropology

Conceptually similar

Box, wood and bark, Uele region, (Belgian) Congo

ptc-3901

Wooden headrest box with carved figures, Zande (Azande) people of Africa

ptc-3989

Knife, upper Uele

ptc-3896

Box, wood, bark, plant fiber, H 21.5 in, Mangbetu

ptc-3903

Spool, redwood, banana fiber, and human hair, 21.5 inches (length), Meje Medje people of Africa

ptc-3936

Wood and ivory boxes, Mangbetu people of Africa

ptc-3988

Jar, ceramic, Mangbetu people of Africa

ptc-3924

Pot, Mangbetu

ptc-3894

Knife with figure handle, front view, iron, wood, L 11.7 in, Mangbetu, Africa

ptc-3888

Pot, Mangbetu

ptc-3984

Knife, brass, 17 inches (length), Mangbetu people of Africa

ptc-3951

Wooden stool, Zande (Azande), people of Africa

ptc-3934

Double spatula, ivory figures at top, possibly Mangbetu, (Belgian) Congo

ptc-3913

Figure, male, wood, plant fiber, H 24.3, Azande

ptc-3914

Hats: left: bark cloth, leather, feather, cord, dye, 10.9 inches (width) x 8.2 inches (height), Azande; right: loofah, hide with fur, hide, and owl feathers, H 8.0 in x D 9.8 in, Meje Medje

ptc-3939

Knife, iron and wood, possibly Mangbetu, Rungu, (Belgian) Congo

ptc-3906

Spatula with carved figure, ivory, Mangbetu people of Africa

ptc-3991

Harp, ivory, and okapi hide with fur, Mangbetu people of Africa

ptc-3958

Ornamental bed board, wood, Mangbetu people of Africa

ptc-3953

Knife with figure handle, Mangbetu, Africa

ptc-3889

Add to my collection

Asset ID ptc-3902

Title Box, wood, bark, H 18 in, Uele, Africa

Description Like 90.0/5101, this box was a gift from King Leopold to the American Museum of Natural History in 1907. Cataloged simply as Uele region, it is an early example of a box incorporating the human form. The head shows the elongated shape characteristic of the Mangbetu around the early part of this century.

Materials: wood, plant fiber, stain.

Agent (Role) Gardiner, Lynton (Photographer)

Date 1907 (acquired), 1990 (photographed)

Artwork/Object Type Containers

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: 3902

Department Catalog Number(s) 90.0/5099

Rights statement Information on rights available at the repository.

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. 51.

Suggestions?

Do you have more information or a correction for this item? Please login or register to suggest a metadata edit.

Restrictions