Accession No
1940.71 D
Description
Ivory tusk carved into a human figure with a perforation through the chest, for suspension. Commemorative figurine of ancestors, carried round the neck by their successors in honour to them.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Maniema
Period
Source
Gilson, V. (Professor) [vendor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1940.71 D
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ivory; ?Tooth
Local Term
Measurements
70mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Old label attached to catalogue card reads: "District du Maniema. Figurines Commemoratives. La petite sur dent de phacochere".
Event Date
Author: Louise Puckett
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1940.71 A-D reads: '4 commemorative figurines. d smallest made of tooth of "phacochre figurines of ancestors, carried round the neck by their successors in honour to them. Belgian Congo.'
Event Date 1/11/1999
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Ivory tusk carved into a human figure with a perforation through the chest, for suspension. Commemorative figurine of ancestors, carried round the neck by their successors in honour to them.
Event Date 2/11/2022
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:300064
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