Collector:

Rev. Samuel P. Verner  Search this

Donor Name:

Rev. Samuel P. Verner  Search this

Width - A:

15 cm

Length - Object:

119 cm

Culture:

Kuba  Search this

(Ba Kuba)  Search this

Object Type:

Cloth

Place:

Kasai River (upper), Democratic Republic of the Congo (not certain) / Angola (not certain), Africa

Accession Date:

20 Nov 1899

Notes:

FROM CARD: "TUFTED CLOTH, VARIOUS GEOMETRIC DESIGNS IN BLACK AND PINK. A-6 IN. W, 47 IN. L, TWO PIECES, NATURAL COLOR. THE DESIGN, CALLED "MBOLO" REPRESENTS WEAVING, AND IS A COMMON MOTIF OF KUBA PILE CLOTH. CF. M. TROWELL, "AFRICAN DESIGN", P1. XXI-8 AND P1. XX-1, 2, 6. REMOVED FROM HALL 7, UNIT 21, 1987."

Record Last Modified:

6 Apr 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

035839

USNM Number:

E204413-4

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d31b782e-4596-4b06-8b9d-f85c2c602404

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8545166