Collector: Daniel J. Crowley / Culture or time period: Central Bantu / Accession year: [Missing] - 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 5-15616, 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 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 5-15645, described as Basket, fiber, plaited; round bottom; fixed arched carrying handle; dome shaped lid fitted to lip of bottom; hinged; dark brown; Rim diameter circa 24.5 centimeters X height (with lid) circa 18.5 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-15643, described as Basket, fiber, conical; coiled on multi rod bundle; flat bottom; natural, tan, and brown geometrical panel design; height 33.2 centimeters X rim diameter 42.1 centimeters.

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 Braided rope, accession number 5-15588, described as Sash. Twisted leather, four strand. Bound together in four places. Dyed dull earth red. Four carved human wood figures (Jinga) suspended from sash (amba was muya). Length circa 38.0, Length (figures) 2.4 cm. From Africa, Angola, near Kazondo, Chokwe, Samuaji.

Hearst Museum object titled Ceremonial stick, accession number 5-15646, described as Spear handle, hardwood, hand carved; "mwana pwo" male figure at the top, female figure near center; connected by coiled snack in medium relief; pyrographic engraving on shaft; metal-lined hole at top; yellow and polka dot scraps of cloth tied near top tied around shaft; length 84.6 centimeters X diameter 4.1 centimeters.