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Title |
Baboon Skull Medicine Object (Nkisi) |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1800 |
Year Range to |
1960 |
Medium |
Bone with rattan fiber, pigment, feather, and patina |
Dimensions |
H-15.5 W-6.5 D-7 inches |
Accession Number |
96.55 |
Department |
AFRICAN |
Description |
Skull encased in rattan weave and other material; feather to forehead. Open eye and nose sockets. Vili culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. 19th-20th century. |
Credit line |
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Levitt |
Search Terms |
1800s 1900s 19th Century 20th Century Africa: Sub-Saharan Diversity African Baboon Bone Ceremonial Object Democratic Republic of the Congo Earth Tones Face Feather Mask Medicine Object Nkisi Organic Material Rattan Rattan Weave Ritual Skull Vili Culture Zoomorphic |