Accession No
1940.72 B
Description
Ivory, carved into a figure in a long gown. Through the chest is a hole for suspension. Commemorative figurine of ancestors, carried round the neck in a signal of honour done to them.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Period
Source
Gilson, V. (Professor) [vendor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1940.72 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ivory
Local Term
Measurements
68mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1940.72 A-B: 'Commemorative figurines (ivory, golden brown patina) of ancestors, carried round the neck in a signal of honour done to them. Purch. Prof. Gilson. Ostende.'
Event Date 1/11/1999
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Ivory, carved into a figure in a long gown. Through the chest is a hole for suspension. Commemorative figurine of ancestors, carried round the neck in a signal of honour done to them.
Event Date 2/11/2022
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:300061
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