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Hearst Museum object titled Clay pot, accession number 5-1711, described as Pottery bowl, flaring top; diameter: 5" 12.7cm, height: 2.75" 6.96cm See notes for 5-1710
Hearst Museum object titled Clay pot, accession number 5-1710, described as Pottery bowl, flaring top; diameter: 7.75" 19.69cm, height: 3.75", 9.5cm This was acquired from the Bambala living SW (ca. 20miles) of the city of Kikwit. These pots are typical in shape and decoration of the Kwango region in general. The difference with Kuku pottery is in color - Suku pottery is always black, BaMbala pottery is reddish. Pots are built up from a base by adding rolled strips of clay to the periphery and kneading them into it. The base reposes on a broken piece of calabash which in turn rests on the ground. This allows the potter 9always female) to revolve the pot continuously on the calabash piece as the axix, thus always working on the rim closest to her.
Hearst Museum object titled Clay pot, accession number 5-1713, described as Pottery jar, constricted neck; diameter: 6" 15.25cm, height: 9", 22.88cm 5-1710
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-1704, described as Carved wooden figurine-fetish, “Koshi and Kikaka.” Height 54.6 cm. See 5-1701.
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-1701, described as Carved wooden figurine-fetish, “Mbembi.” Height 45.73 cm. Acquired from Kingandu mission. All figurines (5-1701-9) had been collected by the missionaries in 1955-56 at the time when at anti-witchcraft/anti-”fetish” movement was sweeping the region. The people were throwing out their medicines and taing Holy Water from the missions instead. The “fetishes” were piled up, by the hundreds, and burned. The missionaries collected some from these piles, and Mr. Kopytoff acquired these figurines from the mission in 1958. From this, it may be inferred that the figurines are relatively old. At the same time, since there had been a similar “anti-fetish” movement in the early 1940’s, it is possible that these figurines were actually carved and used in the interim (1940/44-1955)
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-1702, described as Carved wooden figurine-fetish, “Kipfundi.” Height 36.83 cm. See 5-1701.

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