Accession No
1949.456 B
Description
Wooden rest with a carved human head at both ends. Possibly a knife rest.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Period
Source
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1949.456 B; 167708 [?Wellcome Accession no.]
Cultural Affliation
Urua; Luba [Baluba]
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
129mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1949.456 A-B notes 'Two wooden bars with carved heads at each end. ?Knife-rests made for European trade. Urua (= Baluba).'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Old label adds "Belgium Congo"
Event Date 29/10/2001
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Record updated to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Register noted only Belgian Congo, which had been recorded as Zaire on the database place field when the catalogue cards were transcribed in the 2000s
Event Date 15/3/2019
Author: rachel hand
Description (Physical description)
Wooden rest with a carved human head at both ends. Possibly a knife rest.
Event Date 3/11/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:300069
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