Height of the object: 27 cm
Wood, pigment.
Comment of the appraiser:
Members of Mangbetu and Zande nobility used boxes like this one to store valuable objects, like jewellery and protective charms.
Please note the famous elongated hairdo of the Mangbetu, worn by men, women and children since the youngest age, the skull having been deformed with strings.
Private collection, Strasbourg, 1930-2014.
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Object
Anthropomorphic box
Indigenous object name
Bukuru iga hë
Region/ country
Congo DRC
Material
Mangbetu
Period
Mid 20th century
Condition
Excellent
Sold with stand
No
Dimensions
27×0×0 cm