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English: Lid with Figurative Head   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Lid with Figurative Head
Description
English: Carved darkwood container lid: carved cylindrical center section vertical as opposed to two horizontal elements above and below (hat and lid cover). Facial area at center has protruding ears (perforataed), slit eyes with crescent brows above, and nose with nostrils which blend into cheeks; mouth a small puntated slit. Incising lines vertically at forehead center: forehead area below 'hair' line and above eyes of light wood. Back of this center section has 4 deeply incised lines. Female headdress (Tumburu) has wide brim (with split V at center), plain underneath but for crown and relief bow at top. Base as wide as hat and plain; rim incised. Beneath second level of lid, 3 small protruding wooden pegs. Bottom rim stained but center is natural wood: tool marks. All surfaces (except bottom) highly polished.
Date 19th century
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Dimensions 11 x 9 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection
Accession number
68.33
Credit line Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund
Notes
  • Culture: Ubangi or Uele region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Place made: Ubangi or Uele region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.68.33_print_back_bw.jpg
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