A hand-carved Kuba Tukula Box, decorated with two faces. Congo - Mid 20th century Traditionally used to hold items like tukula powder or past and for gathering instruments or precious stones. Sometimes they were used for holding razors for cutting raffia, hairpins or ritual objects. Tukula is a red powder made of ground cam wood. The color red is essential to the Kuba concept of beauty and was therefore used to ornament the face, hair and chest during dances and important ceremonies, as well as to anoint bodies for burial. Tukula was also mixed with other pigments to dye raffia cloth. Height = 18 cm Width = 31 cm Depth = 10 cm Weight = 730 g In good condition. Normal traces of age and use. Some cracks in the wood (see last 5 photos). For a good impression, please watch all photos carefully. Insured shipping. Can also be collected in Ghent, Belgium.