Crescent-shaped box with human face / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
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- Accession Number
- 1985/1.141
- Title
- Crescent-shaped box with human face
- Artist Nationality
- Congolese (Zairean)
- Medium and Support
- wood and tkoola powder
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- 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)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Al and Margaret Coudron
- Dimensions
- 19 cm x 8.8 cm x 5.7 cm (7 1/2 in. x 3 7/16 in. x 2 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- box
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- heads
- motifs
- natural element motifs
- objects we use
- the human body
- upper body
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1456 x 696
- File Size
- 135 KB
- Record
- 1985/1.141
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"Crescent-shaped box with human face; 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-1.141/1985_1.141.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024.