Collection place: Democratic Republic of the Congo / Materials: Wood (plant material)

1. Axe

Museum number:: 5-16342
Culture or time period:: Tsogo
Object class:: Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 24.5 centimeters, width 6.5 centimeters, and length 35.7 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1967

Museum number:: 5-15401
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Axes (tools)
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Collector:: Dan Stuhlmueller and Walter Herzog
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1981-1983

Museum number:: 5-4389
Culture or time period:: Luena and Luvale
Object class:: Bellows (fire controlling equipment)
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Collector:: Daniel J. Crowley
Collection place:: Katende Chipoya, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: April 26, 1960

Museum number:: 5-4546TMP1
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collector:: Daniel J. Crowley
Collection place:: Sanjolomba, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Museum number:: 5-12977
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba and Lele
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 28 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968