Covered Box in the Shape of a Stacked Basket (Base) / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.162B
- Title
- Covered Box in the Shape of a Stacked Basket (Base)
- Artist Nationality
- Congolese (Zairean)
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
- Dimensions
- 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- box
- Primary Keywords
- basket
- baskets
- boxes (containers)
- covers
- covers (overlying objects)
- kuba (democratic republic of congo)
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- central and equatorial african styles
- central democratic republic of congo styles
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
- western democratic republic of congo styles
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 1985/1.162B
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.162b/1985_1.162b.jpg
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"Covered Box in the Shape of a Stacked Basket (Base); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.162b/1985_1.162b.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.