Collection place: Central Africa / Culture or time period: Bantu / Accession number: Acc.4556 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-15619, described as Storage basket, fiber, plaited. Oval rim, square bottom. Lashed to rim foundation. Three transverse rings of brown dyed fiber as stiffener for rim. Height circa 38.0 cm, Length 44.5 cm, Width 28.3 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-15618, described as Basket, oblong, wickerware. Oval rounded rim. Vertical openwork bamboo (?) ribs. Openwork rectangular bottom with bamboo (?) stiffeners. Fiber lashings. Length 49.2 cm, Width 28.7 cm, Height circa 21.0 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-15616, described as Scoop, basketry. Plaited fiber lashed to "U" shaped rod frame. Length circa 46.0 cm, Width 36.0 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.

Hearst Museum object titled Bellow, accession number 5-15628, described as Bellows, wood. Tapered wood body with two air chambers and double elongated exit tubes (resembling animal snout). Leather diaphragms attached to top of air chambers with coarse twine. Wood stick operating handles. Length (body) circa 70.0 cm, Width circa 35.0 cm. (Note: hair present on back of leather diaphragms). From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 5-15606, described as Serving bowl, ceramic, earthware. Round bottom, pinched neck. Brown, with incised geometric decoration near rim. Burn shadow on bottom. Cracked and mended, but piece missing from side. Rim diameter 16.2 cm, Height circa 12.0 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shabe Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 5-15610, described as Grating bowl, four-legged, ceramic, earthenware. Incised annular rings on entire inside surface. Height circa 14.5 cm, Rim diameter 31.2 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.

Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 5-15611, described as Hat, fiber. Flat crown, straight sides, flat brim. Stiff. Red dyed circular design on crown. Height circa 6.5 cm, Brim diameter 30.0 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.

Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 5-15614, described as Hat, fiber. Twig framework, straw brim and crest. Bark (?) neck covering. Trade projecting straw cylinder bundles on each side of crown. Trade cloth covering on crown [badly eroded]. Dull red clay paint throughout. Height 21.0 cm, Brim diameter 24.5 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.

Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 5-15612, described as Hat, fiber, stiff. Flat crown and brim. Straight sides. Green dyed rings on crown and sides, red dyed ring on brim. Height circa 6.0 cm, Brim diameter 27.5 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.

Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 5-15613, described as Hat, fiber, stiff. Flat crown, narrow flat brim, straight sides. Yellow dyed circle top center, green dyed transverse rings around body. Height circa 6.2 cm, Brim diameter 21.5 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.